{"id":1943,"date":"2014-01-10T18:12:13","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T18:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/?p=1943"},"modified":"2015-03-27T00:52:04","modified_gmt":"2015-03-27T00:52:04","slug":"riding-dark-horse-nightmare3-poems-joan-mcnerney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/riding-dark-horse-nightmare3-poems-joan-mcnerney\/","title":{"rendered":"Riding Dark Horse Nightmare(3).Poems.Joan McNerney"},"content":{"rendered":"

(i.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

to prison library<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

where sewer<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

backs up flooding<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

cages of books<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

my brains are washed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

by a short scientist<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>detectives trail me<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

arrested by police<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

giving up to<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

handcuffs\u00a0 ether<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

now on train<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

calendars peel<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

off cars<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

1942\u00a0\u00a0 1962\u00a0\u00a0 1982<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

2198\u00a0\u00a0 1892\u00a0\u00a0 1294<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

passengers screaming<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

screaming off track<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

burning 3rd rail<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

in swamp struggling<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

to reach green reeds<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

i\u00a0\u00a0 am\u00a0\u00a0 a<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

fixed target<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

paper duck<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

*pull trigger*fire pin*thru barrel*into muzzle*<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

b u l l e t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 s h o t<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

paper duck<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

mowed down.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0***<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

(ii.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

an executive<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

showed me in<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

i, shy<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

as an orphan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

her charming face<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

thru sewing room<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

viewing beige cabinets<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

bolts of silk<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

tactical prints<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

her life in threads<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

swatches impressive<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

floral<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

discerning glances<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

make me hurry<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

out the rear<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

but she invited<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

me only to see<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

her material things<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

& feel them<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

unattainable<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

all handsome houses<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

have well guarded gardens<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

lush chrysanthemums<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

smothering me<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

dog-faced.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

(iii.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

“A” train<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

brassy blue<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

electric<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

close eyes<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

watch points<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

like stars<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

think now<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

how insignificant<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

compared to train<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

speaking for itself<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

stars known<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

in no language<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

burn shoot<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

thru<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

tiger’s eyes<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

brain in<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

constant action<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

reaction<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

to what we do not know<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

plans of distant stars<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

galaxies floating as<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

“A” train<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

silver worm<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

slides under<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

big belly <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

of city <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

 
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Joan McNerney\u2019s poetry has been included in numerous literary magazines such as Seven Circle Press, Dinner with the Muse, Blueline, Spectrum, three Bright Spring Press Anthologies and several Kind of A Hurricane Publications. She has been nominated three times for Best of the Net. Poet and Geek recognized her work as their best poem of 2013. Four of her books have been published by fine small literary presses and she has three e-book titles.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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