---

 

This writing was accepted for publication in the 108 page perfect-bound ISSN# / ISBN# issue/book “the New World” cc&d, v271 (the May 2017 issue) Released with a brand new interior design! You can also order this 6"x9" issue as a paperback book:

Order this writing in the issue book Nothing Lasts the cc&d May-August 2017 collection book		get the 4 page May-August 2017 cc&d magazine issue collection 6" x 9" ISBN# paperback book:

End of School

John Grey


High bank tower nests two baby hawks.
The old man’s whining and rubbing where his heart used to be.
The dog is peeing on a lamppost, on the stain of another dog.
All in a random memory bank. No downed airplanes,
no buildings blackened by war.
Just what happened - can’t be prevented.
School’s out and the kids throw themselves
at the outside world. And I’m still seeing
a plate slide from a table, cigarette ash burn a rug.
How anxious. Will they notice the missing vase?
Can they count the ceramic diving horses?
The hawks have fledged. They scour the park for pigeons.
The old man gets a pacemaker.
What he really needs is a peacemaker.
The dogs converse through the body fluid telegraph.
And school’s out. It must be my doing.

Copyright of written pieces remain with the author, who has allowed it to be shown through Scars Publications and Design.Web site © Scars Publications and Design. All rights reserved. No material may be reprinted without express permission from the author.

Problems with this page? Then deal with it...