John Sweet
late january, city of ghosts
early morning in blue and
grey all salt and dust and dirty
frost all
failed connections all
threads of war but here just the
soft hum of absolute clarity just the
dead weight of a merciless god
and i am thinking of you and
i am sorry for the pain i’ve
caused and together we are
less than what was promised but
in this moment we are eternal
in the seconds before
the snow begins to fall
i have meaning
not enough to change the future
but i still grab it and run
John Sweet, b. 1968, still numbers among the living. He is a believer in writing as catharsis and is opposed to all organized religion and political parties. His latest collections include the limited edition chapbooks Heathen Tongue (2018, Kendra Steiner Editions) and A Bastard Child in the Kingdom of Nil (2018, Analog Submission Press). All pertinent facts about his life are buried somewhere in his writing.
late january, city of ghosts
early morning in blue and
grey all salt and dust and dirty
frost all
failed connections all
threads of war but here just the
soft hum of absolute clarity just the
dead weight of a merciless god
and i am thinking of you and
i am sorry for the pain i’ve
caused and together we are
less than what was promised but
in this moment we are eternal
in the seconds before
the snow begins to fall
i have meaning
not enough to change the future
but i still grab it and run
John Sweet, b. 1968, still numbers among the living. He is a believer in writing as catharsis and is opposed to all organized religion and political parties. His latest collections include the limited edition chapbooks Heathen Tongue (2018, Kendra Steiner Editions) and A Bastard Child in the Kingdom of Nil (2018, Analog Submission Press). All pertinent facts about his life are buried somewhere in his writing.