I think I know why
I like this piece.
It’s what I strive for
in everything I do.
It disrupts everyone.
From Generation Z
to the Greatest Generation,
this one has something
to unnerve and destabilize
everyone’s moral justice.
No quarter. Almost no social
or political allegiance.
Just one man’s interpretation
based on experience.
There is a certain purity in
that which makes me feel safe.
Who knows what the ramifications
will be, but I really appreciate your
stewardship on this on. I wanted
to settle on multiple occasions.
I am learning that settling
is the enemy of creativity.
George Cassidy Payne is a poet from Rochester, NY. His work has been included in such publications as the Hazmat Review, Moria Poetry Journal, Chronogram Journal, Ampersand Literary Review, The Angle at St. John Fisher College, and 3:16 Journal. George’s blogs, essays and letters have appeared in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Havana Times, South China Morning Post, The Buffalo News, and more.
See all his poems on Tea House here.
