Sitting at a Table at Sunset
The last effort of light outside the glass—
empty glass, blank pages
in the darkening room
in the company of empty chairs
& this dark gold candlestick tarnish
this thumbprint & these ovals of beeswax gold
teardrop pendants, the tip of this pen
not yet lit
JASON GALLOWAY is a poetry student in the MFA Program for
Writers at Warren Wilson College, and he lives in the foothills of the
Appalachian mountains in Greenville, South Carolina. He has published work in
Right Hand Pointing, The Enlightentment Projects, and has participated twice
in Tupelo Press' 30/30 Project.
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