PROSE POEM
Rust
Lock and Key
You. Keep the key. Close. Prepared to open. The lock. At a moment’s. Notice.
You. Gloat over. Grievances. You’ve. Secreted away. And. Frequently regurgitate. What’s been. Crammed. Into. Your tight. And. Airless. Drawer of judgments.
Hate. Malice and. Loathing. Neatly stacked. To be. Easily retrieved. And. Held…