Monday, June 20, 2016

A Poem by Alan Catlin


Night of Shattered Glass

After six months
of silence

following tropical island
rest-cure-

divorce

spent with five year old
son

totally isolated
staring out

at what moved
on the night

mother screams once
punches bathroom

mirror-sees herself
as a mix

of shattered glass
and blood

cast adrift
no escape

imminent



Alan Catlin has been publishing since the 70's.  His most recent full-length books are Last Man Standing from Lummox Press and American Odyssey from Future Cycle.


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