Situation

Field notes from margins.

Beautiful day. Outside gathering.

A child laughs above you.  

A hostile force appears. A toast

offered. 

You know the threat when you

hear it. Time to flee again. 

But there is a precious item.

You’ve left it inside.  

So now you are here, looking.

Looking for it.

Author: Stacey C. Johnson

I keep watch and listen, mostly in dark places.

4 thoughts on “Situation”

  1. michael raven – Twin Cities, MN, USA – Nontraditional scribbler of words; occasionally coherent. Mostly harmless. Author of "galdr: thought + memory".
    michael raven says:

    Don’t want to leave *that* behind…

    Reply
  2. Bartholomew Barker – Hillsborough, North Carolina – Bartholomew Barker is an organizer of Living Poetry, a collection of poets in the Triangle region of North Carolina where he has hosted a monthly feedback workshop 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 a Pushcart Prize in 2021. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, he worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he lives and writes poetry.
    Bartholomew Barker says:

    I dream like this…

    Reply

    1. Friend! You found me out. A dream of this nature was most definitely the fuel for this morning’s post. Writing it down was the first time it struck me how often I have this kind. Grateful to be in excellent company here. Cheers to that : )

      Reply
  3. Jeff Cann – Jeff Cann lives, works, writes, and runs in Gettysburg Pennsylvania. His essays and stories have appeared in the Good Men Project and Like the Wind magazine, as well as various blog sites dealing with the topics of mental health and running. Jeff is married with two children. When he isn’t working, parenting or writing, he can be found hiking or running the wooded trails surrounding Gettysburg. Jeff’s two books, “Fragments – a memoir” and "BAD ASS--My Quest to Become a Back Woods Trail Runner and other obsessive goals" are both available from Amazon.com. A growing collection of stories can be found on his website at https://jefftcann.com.
    Jeff Cann says:

    Menacing!

    Reply

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