Back Again
come into the city
the bright lights,
suddenly remember
all that has been forgotten,
could be anywhere?
no -
could be no place else
- John Grey 2020
Off the Old Interstate
Behind an abandoned store-front,
past a dining room
bereft of repossessed tables and chairs,
in a kitchen
with rusty stove and grill,
scurrying rats
and grease stains on the walls,
in a cupboard under the sink,
a famous chicken recipe
curls up like the dead.
- John Grey 2020
John Grey is an Australian poet, US resident. Recently published in That, Dalhousie Review and North Dakota Quarterly with work upcoming in Qwerty, Chronogram and failbetter.
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