2021, everyday words, Ohio River Valley Literature, poetry

no. 7

the giant carpet rolls were suspicious
would not be lined up and laid the man sat
watching them undulate like waves
against the convention center’s cement floor
keeping one open eye
on the army of tables and chairs
in case they took sides

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2021, Ohio River Valley Literature, poetry, work

no. 5

that petty cruelty that comes
delusions of paycheck pack mules insisting
they are temporarily embarrassed thoroughbreds

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everyday words, Ohio River Valley Literature, poetry

no. 4

see things different do
out on the edge ejected
from the center like what
a body looks like post-soul

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