Some Bright Morning

A story waits.

Against a great sorrow, 

the bowed body wonders, 

which world, now?

Though we could not 

unsee the bars 

they only kept

the fleshed halves

of ourselves 

while the rest 

being story 

tended to fly.

Which world, now?

its witness 

in a narrow cage,

looking.

Still,

this sky.

Author: Stacey C. Johnson

I keep watch and listen, mostly in dark places.

7 thoughts on “Some Bright Morning”

  1. chrisbkm – Chris Morrison was born on the north shore of Lake Superior and currently lives by the Atlantic on the north shore of Nova Scotia, Canada.
    chrisbkm says:

    Lovely.

  2. Bartholomew Barker – Bartholomew Barker is an organizer of Living Poetry, where he has hosted monthly workshops for more than decade. His first poetry collection, Wednesday Night Regular, written in and about strip clubs, was published in 2013. His second, Milkshakes and Chilidogs, a chapbook of food inspired poetry was served in 2017. He was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2021, 2024 & 2025 as well as the Best of the Net Anthology in 2024. His work has appeared in The Lake, Autumn Sky Poetry Daily, Panoply, Tipton Poetry Journal, the Gyroscope Review and the Naugatuck River Review among others.
    Bartholomew Barker says:

    Excellent work, especially that last line!

  3. Richard Reeve – The Catskills – Richard Reeve is a consultant, entrepreneur, advocate, writer, digital artist, gardener, cook, and producer of all things involving Krater Café.
    Richard Reeve says:

    Any world might do … (So blessed to have your words in my life Stacey, … They give me direction, like a compass. I need you to know that.)

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