the self of self
Anthony Gabriel
definable:
an astral skeletal
all-seeing cosmic body
will be placed upon
identified as
coming to terms with
refraction;
coming in low
coming in nevertheless
up for against;
a woodpecker drilling
halftime in
a meadow a hollow
skull will harbor:
a glimpse
a birdbath
a want
an interruption
a di roll
pen stroke
a rot followed by
a knowing
an overcoat
a hairdo
a watch ticking
counting hours
counting seconds
minutes shortcomings
into and out of:
will be will have been;
the astral divisible by: now and
always will be;
what will be:
a watching
a tree swaying
its tangibility distant.
ANTHONY GABRIEL is an MFA candidate at New Mexico State University. He is the current poetry editor of the lit magazine, Puerto Del Sol. His work is featured or upcoming in The Shore, The Red Rock Review, and Beaver Magazine.