Three Poems by Darren C. Demaree

 

Wednesday Morning #136

 

The energy

of uncoiling

 

is brief,

but early

 

morning

all I need

 

is that much

belief.

 

 

Wednesday Morning #137

 

Then it wasn’t about above

or below, it was about forward

& stasis, which consumes us.

 

Wednesday Morning #138

 

The wound

is collection,

un-swiveled,

 

repeatedly

struck skin,

that knows

 

better is more

than a pivot.

 

 

 

 

Darren C. Demaree's poems have appeared, or are scheduled to appear in numerous magazines/journals, including Pyrokinection, The South Dakota Review, Meridian, The Louisville Review, Grist, and Whiskey Island. He is the author of "As We Refer To Our Bodies" (2013, 8th House), "Temporary Champions" (2014, Main Street Rag), and "Not For Art Nor Prayer" (2015, 8th House).  He is the recipient of three Pushcart Prize nominations and a Best of the Net nomination.  He currently lives and writes in Columbus, Ohio with his wife and children.