Tributary
The fire. It is a matter
of time. I belong
to the knives. And I
must have already.
My body will need
to surrender. Like spills
around the conifers.
When a lasting visitor
mirrors slowness
and up until now
darts across my red sky.
Credit
From Tributary (Barrow Street Press, 2015) by Kevin McLellan. Used with the permission of the publisher.
Author
Kevin McLellan
Kevin McLellan
Kevin McLellan earned a BA in creative writing at the University of Southern Maine, a BA in English literary studies at the University of Central Lancashire, and an MFA in creative writing at Vermont College of Fine Arts.
Date Published
01/01/2015