approaching escape velocity
thought dawns into a thin smile and slivered eye where
long seconds of silence cram into an instant
that stretches impossibly into moments minutes
morph to millennia
and when you finally breathe inhale so deeply, pause (more for effect)
and then
that thought reaches a crescendo
you
lowly laugh turn
Peter Bracking tells tall tales. Earth point: Vancouver, Canada.
Words have been published by more than a dozen presses in four countries on two continents including:
Maisonneuve; EmptySink Publishing; Dead Snakes Poetry; Lantern Magazine; FeatherTale Review ; Megaphone; Existere
The only occupation he regrets leaving is beach bum. Peter is the artistic director of Utter Stories.
Self aggrandizement: Utter Stories
Email: Peter Bracking
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