DENIZEN
From the 2018 Collection "The Dead Dog Parish"
Every once in a while,
when my bunkmates are asleep
(or at least I hope they are),
and the jingle of the keys
fades to the end of the hall,
by mercy of whom or what I cannot say,
the demon is driven from me
just long enough to steal a cry.
From the 2018 Collection "The Dead Dog Parish"
