Sunday numbed
we pretend embryonic
as the sun drifts
to the end beginning
of the world
on a splintered raft.
I am thirsty
you are fountain
in this wasteland
where leopards drown.
Wake me up
before it's dark
we have guests to welcome
and a meal to prepare.
John Swain lives in Louisville, Kentucky. His work has recently appeared in Shoots and Vines, Asphodel Madness, Gloom Cupboard, The Plebian Rag, and others.
we pretend embryonic
as the sun drifts
to the end beginning
of the world
on a splintered raft.
I am thirsty
you are fountain
in this wasteland
where leopards drown.
Wake me up
before it's dark
we have guests to welcome
and a meal to prepare.
John Swain lives in Louisville, Kentucky. His work has recently appeared in Shoots and Vines, Asphodel Madness, Gloom Cupboard, The Plebian Rag, and others.