After,

Posted on January 15, 2026 by stevieslaw

My poem, After, was just published by Burningword Literary Journal. Here is the poems.

After,

we took
the long way
home.

As if such
a simple act
might flummox fate.

We are
a good people.
We bury our dead

and help
the maimed
to cross the road.

Yet the image
persists.
One careless step

along
the poorly
cobbled avenue,

and Atropos
snips
the thread.

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3 Responses to After,

  1. beth's avatar beth says:
    January 15, 2026 at 5:34 pm

    very nice poem, congratulations

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