Red Howler Monkey

poetry

photo by the author

First published by Four Feathers Press. Winner of the Poetry Lottery

“You can wait out there or stay in here if you want,” the kind nurse tells me
Her beautiful dog kennel eyes make me feel hubcap all over
Her uniform is bright petrol
Her shoes, ink blot
I don’t know how to respond because I don’t think I want to be alone right now
The river is a deck of cards so how could I adopt the stain on…