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POETRY THAT ENACTS THE ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE PURITY OF GLASS
POETRY THAT ENACTS THE ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE PURITY OF GLASS
Stephen Briseño's work has appeared or is forthcoming in Memoir Mixtapes, 8 Poems, formercactus, Bone & Ink Press, and Rabid Oak. He lives in San Antonio with his wife and daughter, teaches middle school English, and drinks far too much coffee. Follow him on Twitter:
Also by Stephen Briseño:
Three Poems
The Poet After Rewatching Back to the Future as an Adult in His Thirties
My Uncle David Derails My Fourteen-Year-Old Mind Introducing Me to Radiohead
Poets Resist
Edited by Cody Stetzel
September 17, 2018
Edited by Cody Stetzel
September 17, 2018
After a Man Dies in His Own Apartment of a Gunshot Wound
When I tuck my daughter in at night
I warn her of the boogie man,
how at any moment he’ll barge
through the closet door
fangs bared, dreaming
of meat.
But there are rules, Daddy
— she protests.
He only aims to scare,
not strike.
I cup my hands against
her cheek and mutter:
Don’t be fooled, little one.
He’ll do both
before he eats
you whole.
Poets Resist is published by Glass Poetry Press.
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