uroboros chorus

the beginning was lost
so the ending will become the beginning
the passion for breathing blends with tower tongues
tattered candy wrappers next to the curb are all too common
in an upside down kind of exploded, nuked world
bloody lips licking global death fat chemicalized globules
half broken slow ticking clocks never keep time
grimy bright banner colors force your gaze downward
to the broken pavement where half eaten
lollipops lay with dirty needles and human waste
continual static implodes minds
some quavering voice bellows something that sounds like
what is environment
we’re not allowed to answer
the beginning was lost
so the ending will become the beginning

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e. smith sleigh's poetry has appeared in Paper Darts, Squalorly, Kumquat Poetry, Kaleidoscope, Pankhearst’s Slimline Volume: No Love Lost, PRISM International, 'Ekphrasis', The Criterion, Orion, Scintilla, A Twist in Time, Tilde and elsewhere. She's written nine poetry collections, a fictional memoir, a non-fiction book and a historical fiction book. She won finalist designation in several literary and academic competitions including Eastern Kentucky University’s academic journal Nine Patch: A Creative Journal for Women and Gender Studies. She was educated at the universities of Delaware and Michigan, taught at the college level and traveled extensively. e. smith sleigh is a pioneer blogger. She is one of the first poets to write about post structuralism and poetry online. She lives in Robert Penn Warren county where she draws inspiration.

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