forethought’s lapse
cursed with a promethean liver,
a pile of numb bones in glistening flesh,
and a head spared to hang over uneasy
atop a dormant stratovolcano of fervor, he
drank daily his deluge of fire in humble clay,
much resigned to view his endless sacrifice at
the beak of a hungry vulture in eagle’s pretense,
indiscriminate to meat, fat, and anything in between
Brian (@wrdsrch) writes and sings. Recent work is featured and/or forthcoming in Thimble, FERAL, Sledgehammer, and Versification, among others. He holds a BA in Creative Writing from Susquehanna University. https://brianalvarado.com/writing.
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