I imagined you
wielding a steel blade
with my initials
worn deep into the spine
opening my mind
as a lotus petal floats in
emptiness, radiating particles
of crazy wisdom
in every direction but one.
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.
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