from It's Time
The bird
called tomorrow
extends into
infinite presence
Its beak peeks
in & out of
an open cage
appearing to
be large &
too small
We have already
flown w/o
knowing what
it was called
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Frank Sherlock is the author of Space Between These Lines Not Dedicated (Ixnay Press, 2014.) He is the poet laureate of Philadelphia.
The bird
called tomorrow
extends into
infinite presence
Its beak peeks
in & out of
an open cage
appearing to
be large &
too small
We have already
flown w/o
knowing what
it was called