Quagmire
From the Collection "Songs of Epigenesis"
Each step forward was a feet
As if mother Earth herself
Tried to pull it underground
As if mother Earth herself
Tried to pull it underground
The leg muscles tremoring
While stitches winced a gasp lungs
And long eyes stared to no end
Published by J L Carey Jr
J L Carey Jr, Author of the book Turning Pages, is a writer and an artist living in Michigan with his wife and three children. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from National University and a BA in Englis... View profile
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8 Comments
Post a CommentThe effect has left me speechless JL. Quagmire is beautiful!
This left me wanting to read more, great piece!
Fascinating.
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Intriguing, JL. Your work always makes me think... More mundane matters... Received no notification - again!
I like the little play on words in the first line. Clever.
The first line really just caught me, esp with the title being quagmire. A beautiful beginning. I'd like to read more.
vivid ... I would love to read the rest of the poems .. thanks for sharing