Cackling lumber ignites Aires’ nightlight, Within newspaper lined brick ware fire pit Charred marshmallows stick atop their maple wood graves, The sweet, smoky aroma calls out to raccoons and possums Scurrying around in nearby woods. Guitar strings pulled taut, laments their fiery death, A somber requiem for lost s’mores baking to ash Barefoot soles […]
Subvert the norms and all you’ll find is another’s views instead of mine. Fight the machine, curse the serene, you’re still just a part of the American dream. Break the ceiling, shatter the glass, but you’re a part of the future’s past. Play the game, carve your name, when history’s written you’ll share the […]
Walking along the family blanketed beach Just beyond tourist landmarks where human and animal prints overlap Upon a grainy treasure map of a small child’s mind, I notice a shattered nautilus lying in the course granite sand Protruding from its half-open grave Reaching out to the sea, hoping to be saved by the tidal Minos […]
“Go on. I’ll be alright. You still gotta chance.” “I ain’t leavin.” “Yuh damned fool. He’ll be on us in a minute.” “I can help.” “Leave me be, boy.” Otter, a young boy of sixteen, didn’t have the brightest sense. He’d become involved with a local group of misfits known as the Chandler’s, named after […]
