An Appearance of Wisdom /  Joshua Alan Sturgill     

they listened to the lie.
And in the lie was an image.
And in the image,
an alteration

and he, for a fraction still
seeing by Sight
still knowing by Knowledge
felt her hand loosen

in his.  He turned
instinctively toward her
already a vapor
selecting a mask

 


All poetry and supplementary material: copyright 2023 by Joshua Alan Sturgill. All rights reserved.

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