Gary Fincke: Selflessness
In the animal kingdom, among fish,
one father carries all of the laid eggs
in his mouth, sixty-five day starvation
to make that flexible, deep mouth a womb.
December 2, 2021 · 2 Comments
Sean Connolly: Sacrifice
You can’t educate a secret. Many defy time and live in the throats of birds chortling about the discovery of the universe, once and always hidden beyond sight.
October 1, 2020 · 1 Comment
Yahya Frederickson: Sacrifice
Bismillah, and the blade
will dissolve flesh. As he cups the sheep’s muzzle,
exposing its long, soft neck, for just a moment
I don’t believe in death.
May 7, 2019 · Leave a comment
