Peter LaBerge
From the Still
(the single shot fired behind the truck) (the blistered
heat in the tired mouth) (the last
leaves to catch him) (the roots cradling the rack)
(the river-gutted grief) (the bullet lifted
like a promise) (the stumps emptied
of expectation) (the cabin down the hill
smoking) (the truck’s excited breath)
(the wind ushering everything
underneath) (the doe understanding
this kind of softness) (the night
falling like this animal inside of us)
(the dark pouring into the lifeless mouth)
Peter LaBerge is an undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania. His recent poetry is featured or forthcoming in PANK, A-Minor Magazine, DIAGRAM, Word Riot, Weave Magazine, and SOFTBLOW, among others. He grew up in Connecticut, and currently serves as the Founder & Editor-in-Chief of The Adroit Journal.
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(the single shot fired behind the truck) (the blistered
heat in the tired mouth) (the last
leaves to catch him) (the roots cradling the rack)
(the river-gutted grief) (the bullet lifted
like a promise) (the stumps emptied
of expectation) (the cabin down the hill
smoking) (the truck’s excited breath)
(the wind ushering everything
underneath) (the doe understanding
this kind of softness) (the night
falling like this animal inside of us)
(the dark pouring into the lifeless mouth)
Peter LaBerge is an undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania. His recent poetry is featured or forthcoming in PANK, A-Minor Magazine, DIAGRAM, Word Riot, Weave Magazine, and SOFTBLOW, among others. He grew up in Connecticut, and currently serves as the Founder & Editor-in-Chief of The Adroit Journal.
Return to July 2014 Edition