Canopy
Just another day of family & politics
& how to make the irretrievable past
disappear into sunshine tomorrow
as if talking about it helps
pivot from this place of stasis
without coming to terms with yourself
& the masks you choose each day
blur until the chameleon finds
whatever still feels safe
- © Mark Danowsky 2021
Mark Danowsky is Editor-in-Chief of ONE ART: a journal of poetry, Senior Editor for Schuylkill Valley Journal, Poetry Craft Essays Editor for Cleaver Magazine, and a Regular Contributor for Versification. He is author of the poetry collection As Falls Trees (NightBallet Press) and JAWN forthcoming from Moonstone Press. His work has appeared in many journals including, Bird Watcher’s Digest, Gargoyle, The Healing Muse, and North Dakota Quarterly.
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