It is
the truncated
lifespan of a cicadas
dying song before
winter's
faint pulse
quickens forward.
All I know
is her silver dress falls
to meet her high heels
on a flawlessly waxed floor.
Soon the bed springs
sing as if possessed
to set me straight
back on the crooked path.
Hell grants misdoers.
Until she's gone.
And I have a drink,
then several more.
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Visiting Or
by Rp Verlaine
Rp Verlaine lives in New York City.
He has an MFA in creative writing from City College.
He taught in New York Public Schools for many years.
His first volume of poetry- Damaged by Dames
& Drinking was published in 2017, and another – Femme Fatales
Movie Starlets & Rockers in 2018. A set of three e-books
titled Lies From The Autobiography vol 1-3 were published from
2018 to 2020. His newest book, Imagined Indecencies,
was published in February 2022. He was nominated for a
Pushcart prize in poetry in 2021 and 2022.
