the warden
fear
over things only
imagined
so strong
i wake
in a panic
heart
throbbing
muscles tensed
sweating
can’t sleep
for hours
imagining unspeakable
horrors
imprisoned
like a
lab rat
in the
fortress
of my fate
not knowing
how to
escape
i try to
make
peace
with the warden
(negotiations
are ongoing)
some animals
some animals
appear only in dreams
partially hidden
in the woods
glimpsed momentarily
in ones periphery vision
as you drive away
wondering
what you saw
FINAL PUBLICATION OF ‘THE WARDEN’ IS SCHEDULED WITH Down in the Dirt (Scars PubLICATIONS) LATER THIS YEAR.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Salvatore Folisi is a writer whose essays and poems have appeared in Adbusters Magazine, Vision Magazine, Stone Path Review, Earthbound Review, Scorpio in Venus, The American Dissident and the online new sites Alternet, State of Nature, and (Daniel Pinchbeck’s) Reality Sandwich. The author of four books of poetry and short stories, and a book of essays, he is also a professional musician and runs Xander Stone Ink, where he works as a ghostwriter and editor for aspiring authors. His website is xanderstoneink.com.
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