Sponsored by Workhorse, Lexington Poetry Month is an easy to use
platform for poets to publish and share their work in an attractive
way. The community is supportive and diverse, commenting and
encouraging one another throughout June. Money we raise goes
to maintaining the cost of the website and publishing the yearly
anthology. Our goals are to provide every poet (~150) a copy of
the anthology, lower printing costs, and expand opportunities
offered during Lexington Poetry Month, such as featured readings
and poetry workshops.
Close the curtain and sit in the dark with the rest of us. It is so so so dark– but in the dim, you can make shapes out of the darkness and at least hear the rest of us trying to breathe– the low murmer deafening.
” with the rest of us ”
Repeated
Creates a comfortable
place in this poem
making shapes
Glad we are in this crucible together.
Great write.
Thanks.
This is one good creepy short poem. Very dystopian and very, very good!
Gods, what Linda said.
There with you, in the dark, sir. 🙁
love the economy and strangeness of using “dim” as a noun and the oxymoron ending
Wow. Like an E.A. Poe poem.
Atmospherics that rattle the soul.
Hear the rest of us trying to breathe!
Trying.
We are all in this together aren’t we?
Yes! at least hear
the rest of us trying to breathe–
My goodness, what incredible work the title does here. The line about finally hearing people trying to breathe is an absolute show stopper