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Glen Hogard



bite down on this ephemeral stuff
until a ransom note appears in your mailbox
post-dated on office letterhead
scratch, scratch, scratch
stop, stop, stop, don’t

the wound has almost closed its eye
it doesn’t really need sleep
being dreary heals the slit enough to sell progress

try finding a new suitcase everyday
packing more than you will ever need
just in case the scene demands it

everyone knows just enough
to know someone else



Glen Hogard lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and completed a MA in creative writing at the U of C. He has published in various chapbook anthologies and has just completed writing a book-length poetry collection, of which, the submitted poetry is a selection. His poetry has appeared in Filling Station and Nixes Mate Review. His agreement with Twitter can be found @saaski2