Nourishment Under Urban Sea Levels
The euphemism,
"Healthy set of lungs"
had me gasping for rectitude
Once my pulse normalized
I searched for the protagonist
slightly sidetracked by the bloody compass
of my magnifying glass
Any drunk is liable to offer
his opinion when climbing
the towers of narcissism
Up yours, grandeur!
Selflessness is the most obstinate
of the modern conveniences.
Bio from 2019:
Colin James has a book of poems, Resisting Probability from Sagging Meniscus Press. He lives in Massachusetts.
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