On the bathroom ceiling,
ants are massing;
our children
have learned
not to curse at school.
Eric Burke lives in Columbus, Ohio, where he works as a computer programmer. More of his poems can be found in PANK, Thrush Poetry Journal, PoetsArtists, bluestem, Escape Into Life, decomP, A cappella Zoo, and Weave Magazine. Videos made from several of his poems can be viewed at The Poetry Storehouse. You can keep up with him at his blog.
Image: Poestenkill Cascade by ©Chuck Miller
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