After a Remark by Darrell Gray
the dark was big
we knew that as children
a field at night
the sky stretched out
farther than
we could ever run
still we left
our fear
beneath the porch light
with relatives
the dark was big
an empty place to play in
imagining’s storage bin
Mike James is the associate editor of The Kentucky Review. He has had recent poems published in 5 AM, Old Red Kimono, and Town Center Poetry. New work is forthcoming in Comstock Review, Iodine, and Philadelphia Poets. His most recent book, Past Due Notices: Poems 1991-2011, was published last year by Main Street Rag. His latest book, Elegy in Reverse, was published earlier this year by Aldrich Press.