after Solmaz Sharif
a deer bounding into traffic at night
your mother's face
when your father threatened to leave
ants carrying a piece of cake
back to the nest
a flashlight tapping against
the car window
a dog tugging on its chain
when it sees a rabbit
a man staring into the barrel of a gun
a girl in the backseat watching
her father stare into the barrel of a gun
YOU ARE READING
THE TWENTY SECOND YEAR
PoetryAt birth, we are all sentenced to life- to live. highest ranking: #4 in poembook #4 in poemcollection © z. t. corley, 2024
