Prepare for Descent

by Howie Good

I had stopped taking my pills. Liars and cheaters were still firmly in charge, though, and imposed disasters on the rest of us. Night was dark; day was darker. The people around me raged, wept, cackled insanely. I felt the surgical scar across my back wriggle like a worm. Think about that when it’s late, and your doors are locked, and only ghosts are watching.

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Howie Good is a professor emeritus at SUNY New Paltz whose newest poetry book, The Dark, is available from Sacred Parasite, which will also publish his book, Akimbo, in 2025.