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I guess a pleasant night might be appraised in different ways

by Josef Krebs


I guess a pleasant night might be appraised in different ways
A dazzle of days running under a tram
While the horses bolt
And the time is transfixed
Like that moment at the roadside garage
When moments lost meaning and all I wanted was present
And the smell of gasoline and exhaust emitted
And the blinding hot sun
Said that everything was alright
And the troubles were not in the present
Since we had to stay put and wait
With all choices lost
And mimicry of sacrifice
Indomitable and unattainable
Leading to a glorious
Relief

Josef Krebs

Josef Krebs has a chapbook published by Etched Press and his poetry also appears in Agenda, The Bangalore Review, the Bicycle Review, Calliope, Mouse Tales Press, The Corner Club Press, The FictionWeek Literary Review, Burningword Literary Journal, the Aurorean, Inscape, Crack the Spine, The Cape Rock, Carcinogenic Poetry, 521magazine, Organs of Vision and Speech, Tacenda, Former People, The Chaffey Review, The Bohemian, Grey Sparrow Journal, and The Cats Meow. A short story has been published in blazeVOX. He’s written three novels and five screenplays. His film was successfully screened at Santa Cruz and Short Film Corner of Cannes film festivals.