End Game
Sitting in the dark,
An old spider
Losing it's venom
But still willing,
If disturbed,
To try and land
A painful bite for
Old times sake
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Dennis Paul Wilken is a prolific poet, sketch-artist, veteran journalist and Literary Editor for The Commonline Journal. He studied at the University of Cincinnati and is a former Editor of Cincinnati Magazine. His poem "Outcomes" was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2011. His last chapbook is called Sweat Off the Diamond (2009).
Sitting in the dark,
An old spider
Losing it's venom
But still willing,
If disturbed,
To try and land
A painful bite for
Old times sake
_
Dennis Paul Wilken is a prolific poet, sketch-artist, veteran journalist and Literary Editor for The Commonline Journal. He studied at the University of Cincinnati and is a former Editor of Cincinnati Magazine. His poem "Outcomes" was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2011. His last chapbook is called Sweat Off the Diamond (2009). 