parallel by jck hnry

 

parallel

she lay nestled  
in the branches 
of death 
deep in a permanent 
slumber 
where dreams & truth 
& terror  
blend into 
a pastoral 
formality 
& the smiles 
of old ghosts 
are the floormats 
of eternity. 



jck hnry is a queer writer based in the high desert of southern california. over the years i have found success at: rye whiskey review, mad swirl, alice says go fuck yourself, 13 mynas, and others. in apr 23 GUTTER SNOB PRESS will release “LOS ANGELES.” a chapbook anthology. in 2021 PUNK HOSTAGE PRESS released “DRIVING W/CRAZY, a poetic memoir to their father’s last years battling with mental illness.

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