equals

she inhales
his scotch
rasp,

he taps violent
intrigues on
finished
bar-

she forgot to
feed the
cat,

he left his
wallet in
the car.

© Anthony Gorman 2018

of beauty

poem revisited

beauty knows
she’s beauty-

need not my eye to
feel worthy

i’ll save my sight

for plain
girl
of plight,

turn away though she
may.

plucked last hair

leaning close-

think.

much of life
wasted-

standing at
sink.

warrior inside
never freed-

to fight own
fight,

bleed,

fall to knee,

turn-

flee.