the short version
bled dry but still 106 more
payments left on the mortgage
still two loans outstanding
and a leak in the brakeline
a message from my mother
says the old man’s not
dead yet,
but he will be
says there is no such thing
as a distance that can
ever be completely crossed
you reach out your hand to
pull the plug and the
future just keeps
moving further away
John Sweet sends greetings from the rural wastelands of upstate NY. He is a firm believer in writing as catharsis, and in compassionate nihilism which, as luck would have it, has all the best bands. His published collections include NO ONE STARVES IN A NATION OF CORPSES (2020 Analog Submission Press) and THERE’S ONLY ONE WAY THIS IS GOING TO END (Cyberwit, 2023).
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