Poem of the Week: Anyways Suzanne Clearly (for David) via Alison McGhee
Anyone born anywhere near my home town says it this way, with an s on the end: “The lake is cold but I swim in it anyways,” “Kielbasa gives me heartburn but I eat it anyways,” “(She/he) treats me bad, but I love (her/him) anyways.” Even after we have left that place and long settled elsewhere, this is how we say it, plural. I never once, not once, thought twice about it until my husband, a man…