The best part of being with you
was the poems that were born
after our time was over.
That might sound callous and mean,
but, hell, I never claimed to be a saint.
Tally up another one on the list…
it’s like a first kiss all over again,
only this time knowing
everything will wind up in a fire.
Scott Thomas Outlar hosts the site https://17numa.wordpress.com where links to his published poetry, fiction, essays, and interviews can be found. His words have appeared recently in venues such as Green Panda Press, The Literary Nest, Your One Phone Call, and The Peregrine Muse. Scott’s chapbook Songs of a Dissident was released in 2015 through Transcendent Zero Press and is available on Amazon.
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