Oh, Albert
Jeffrey Hermann
my darling
My brilliant
Sugar bear
I can’t believe
the things
you come up with
I can’t say
I follow
to be honest
You can bend time
and space
is maybe endless
Ok
At a certain point
I don’t want to spread out so much
I’d like everything
to fit in one medium-sized suitcase
A reasonable garden
you can wander and water
in 10 minutes of time
Rest that funny
little head of yours
Albert
Tell me something
devastating
Something that blew you up
into the sky
and tore you to pieces
It always takes my mind
off my troubles
It always brings
me some peace
the particular way
you weep
for all humanity
Jeffrey Hermann‘s poetry and prose has appeared in Feral, Palette Poetry, Pank Magazine, trampset, The Shore, and other publications. Though less publicized, he finds his work as a father and husband to be rewarding beyond measure.
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