Saturday, October 25, 2025

"angel smolder" by Thomas Zimmerman


angel smolder

my wife with friends the devil took her north
well hexed by now    so doggo baches it
with me    gas fire    woodswalks    laundry    pobiz
reading Alice Notley la la love her
waning light & pubic grass    i've limped
to sixtyfive still trying hard to leave
a record    //    smoke hued angel asks is this
the poem or notes to fake the poem
    fair question
let's say here & now    this bank & shoal
they're one the same    allusions dog me    flights
of angels sting me    pestilential zest
//    oh Tommy boy i love your dork    i mean
your dark    intensity    my flame burns blue
& too cool without demon lovers    you

~

Thomas Zimmerman (he/him/his) teaches English and directs the Writing Center at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. His poems have appeared recently in Cold Signal, TrashLight Press, and Trouvaille Review. His latest poetry book is My Night to Cook (Cyberwit, 2024).




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