“This Ache” by Eric Dean, 2012
(originally published in The Commonline Journal) This ache This fist that fights the swelling in my chest, whose fingers Flex and find the softest depths … more
(originally published in The Commonline Journal) This ache This fist that fights the swelling in my chest, whose fingers Flex and find the softest depths … more
I take care when I say your name. I speak slowly, hold the vowels in my mouth to melt, like candy. Breathe deep… exhale … more
[This poem was first published in issue 9 of The Literary Hatchet. More details HERE] It rises from the boiling black of a lifeless … more
A distant flicker and a bitter breeze Ash with snow Next to the coals, we glow No body for miles, take it slow no lives … more