Published September 15th, 2024
Vancouver Poetry Magazine Contest #2 – First Place
by Stephen G. Lloyd
It's the small things
That aggrieve me
That hastily spoken
Word in jest.
All the mileage
Broken down.
A thought that clatters
To the floor
In clumsiness
Despicable.
Broken shards
That gleam.
Wary moves
My cadence
Here in the rearguard
Watching my flank.
Doubting your snout
Of frown.
Deception
And decay.
Prophet
Of my hand.
Every hour
Sounds
Awaiting guile,
Plodding through
Tricks of mirth.
About the Poet
Stephen G. Lloyd resides in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada.
Read the poet's biography on Stephen G. Lloyd's Artist Page.
This poem is also featured in Wax Poetry and Art Magazine #5,
published in the Wax Poetry and Art Library.
Previously published in Vancouver Poetry Magazine:
More Is Yet to Come
by Jarrod Payne
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