“Gonzo”
“Everybody knew Gonzo, his cigarettes and cologne, his gold crucifix, / the white T-shirt he wore to every meeting.”
November 13, 2023
“The Keep”
“They made a place they made of pain / exacting the center of the misty city.”
November 13, 2023
“Obit”
“To the shadow I had left alone before I / crossed the border.”
November 6, 2023
“Hell or High Water”
“Not churchgoers or joiners, still my people sang.”
November 6, 2023
“Prayer for My Daughter”
“What prayer becomes me now / As these times darken daily.”
October 30, 2023
“The Future Anterior”
“By then we will have known one another for quite some time.”
October 30, 2023
“Meat Eater No. 5”
“I realized today that I will die / with work unfinished, and someone / will have to find it.”
October 23, 2023
“And the Sky”
“God’s mum / as the fields / of yellowing grass.”
October 23, 2023
“Signs, Music”
“The first word my son signed / was music.”
October 16, 2023
“Arts & Sciences”
“After all, love is / a syllabus of domestic chores with rolling / due dates and extra-credit candlelight.”
October 16, 2023