Thursday, April 13, 2023

New Poetry by Mark Danowsky










Scarcity 

Priced out of produce
I turn to frozen, canned

Boxes & bags 
searching for less 

Salt, long blocks
of chemical lists 

Nothing but bloat 
these bright red flags 

Selling life short 
to those without


- © Mark Danowsky 2023


Mark Danowsky is Editor-in-Chief of ONE ART: a journal of poetry. He is author of several short poetry collections including, most recently, Meatless (Plan B Press). His poems and other writing have been curated in many journals including Alba, The New Verse News, anti-heroin chic, Right Hand Pointing, The Broadkill Review, Gargoyle, Otoliths, and elsewhere. 



2 comments:

laurie kuntz & Steven said...

Wonderful poem and so relevant.

Anonymous said...

It speaks to me, the times we live in!