“This Ache” by Eric Dean, 2012
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(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