Will Durham
Lungsong
everwarmth soft hum jailbirds and their softly pleated petticoats little picket sign legs picket fences to peer
over all the hollers they go right overhead no worries paid no gutter children anymore it’s a highway of
mattresses and nightlights little soothing wash of voices no piano teeth just jellyfish harpsichords marigold
retreats into the daily flutter like a deck of cards the trees leaves are and after shuffling they hammock their
way down to the ground no child left wandering no more crying I promise no more offhandedness no more
the cat walks away yes wake up in childhood and stay there.
Will Durham is a writer and teacher in Lubbock, Texas. He is a graduate of the MFA English program at the University of Washington in Seattle. His work has been published in RHINO and BPR.
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everwarmth soft hum jailbirds and their softly pleated petticoats little picket sign legs picket fences to peer
over all the hollers they go right overhead no worries paid no gutter children anymore it’s a highway of
mattresses and nightlights little soothing wash of voices no piano teeth just jellyfish harpsichords marigold
retreats into the daily flutter like a deck of cards the trees leaves are and after shuffling they hammock their
way down to the ground no child left wandering no more crying I promise no more offhandedness no more
the cat walks away yes wake up in childhood and stay there.
Will Durham is a writer and teacher in Lubbock, Texas. He is a graduate of the MFA English program at the University of Washington in Seattle. His work has been published in RHINO and BPR.
Return to November 2019 Edition