By William Palmer
tide in—
imagine
waves scraping away
that name
and the lies upon lies
that feed off it,
dissolving them in foam
imagine
the mugshot gone
the blue suits gone
the long red ties
around our country’s neck
gone
William Palmer’s poetry has appeared recently in JAMA, J Journal, One Art, On the Seawall, Talking River Review, and The Westchester Review. He lives in Traverse City, Michigan.
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Wow! what a powerful poem– makes me think that like red tides, red ties are a real danger to our ecology and well being. Thank you Bill Palmer!