the poet
most people
bleed in secret
but sometimes
you will find
lost blood
emerging from
a generously
open door
& gathering
into a pool
a round red mirror
beneath the sun
filled w/ a city
of wounded faces
_
Rob Plath is a prolific writer and Literary Editor for The Commonline Journal. He is the author of eight chapbooks and three full-length poetry collections. His novel Swallowtude (2016) and his poetry collection The Skeleton Sutras (2016) are both forthcoming from Epic Rites Press. His webpage is www.robplath.com.
most people
bleed in secret
but sometimes
you will find
lost blood
emerging from
a generously
open door
& gathering
into a pool
a round red mirror
beneath the sun
filled w/ a city
of wounded faces
_
