photo by John Walz
John Dorsey is the author of several collections of poetry, including Which Way to the River: Selected Poems 2016-2020 (OAC Books, 2020), and Afterlife Karaoke (Crisis Chronicles, 2021). He may be reached at archerevans@yahoo.com.
Punk Rock is Cool for the End of the World
for Ed Smith
you can’t hear screaming
over the sound of the radio
on a wooded highway
where a cat curls up
with the noise of youth
forgetting there was ever a time
& place for anger
before just diving into a mosh pit
of rivers & more rivers.
In the Morning, for Dan Wright & Carl Sandburg
maybe you would’ve liked each other
watching the fog creep in
each paw with its own shape
each body is a different city you could love
a gentle rain you could hold onto
or let slip away
through a crack
in the window
like an act
of forgiveness.
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