Pistol Packing Papa
By Deborah Guzzi
Alex Colville, Pacific, 1968, acrylic on hardboard. Copyright A.C. Fine Art Inc.
Hex a gon
bewitched
all gone
ocean side
on waves of grief
I ride
measured
ruled, used
tool
slide past the
pleasant scene
shored up
bare backed
look away
deboned
no more
all gone
Deborah Guzzi is a healing facilitator who uses energetic touch and the written word to assist in fostering wellbeing. She has written three books. The Hurricane published in 2015 is available through Prolific Press, Amazon, and other venues. Her poetry appears in University Journals & Literary Reviews in Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Greece, India and the USA.
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