breakthrough
yeah, the kicks and slaps awakened me
the mafioso leg weights are removed
the glory's still out there
whether you see it or not
a sellout, you say
buk didn't do it
i ain't gonna do it
either way, you don't give a fuck
the noise and the lights
don't bother me now
i'm rebuilding, resurrecting
protecting that tiny ember of remaining soul
i'll go against the grain
i'll find the crack in the scale
i'll relearn how to think and see
I'll do it for myself just like before
my guardian ghosts will protect me
the spirits of monk and jack hovering
bird and bud no longer needing poison
otis and don rich high five-ing behind me
if real's what there is
i'll take it and run
i'll score the winning touchdown and laugh,
i’ll thank the offensive line and give them the credit
after all, brooding's for goddamn chickens
Parallel Enigmas
Carter Monroe with Eric C. Harrison
Third Lung Press
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Carter Monroe lives, works, and writes in the provinces. His novel, Journey, was published in January 2001. He participated in a conspiratorial effort with Robert Canipe and Tim Peeler entitled Writers on the Storm. Both of these books can be purchased at most major book chains as well as the traditional internet outlets. Recent poems and stories have appeared in Poems Niederngasse, Poethia, Third Lung Review, Thunder Sandwich, The Americana Poetry Consortium, Lost and Found Times, and The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature.
• Sitting in With the Sun review by Jim Chandler Thunder Reviews •
"Sitting in with the Sun" available at Rank Stranger Press |
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