I am the same, having consumed all my chances
I dally down
familiar roads
kicking up dust
in the blazing sun
listening to cicadas
attack curled leaves
on the red bud trees
shrieking shrill songs
sounding out terror
trusting instinct
time is short they sing
this is our one chance
out of the dirt
into the heat
red eyes bearing
down determined
feverishly seeking
sex, sucking hot sap
before time reaches
its boiling point
and evaporates
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Why I like Gargoyle Magazine
Gargoyle Magazine has been described as a maverick publication that defies classifications like “underground” and “academic,” falling instead into interstitial spaces. Richard Peabody has been toiling away since 1976 to provide space to new/emerging writers and the otherwise overlooked with great success. The journal has a storied history, a diverse catalog of contributors, and I’m so proud to be one of them. Plus this magazine is a good read - you’ll find something unusual in every issue. Have a look at it here.
