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A Poem is a Dead Man Walking

James King

shackled and shuffling

      willingly

strapped to the gurney

      vein exposed

tied to the post

     target pinned over the heart

guided to the gallows

     rejecting the hood

forced to kneel at the guillotine

      neck in the pillory

awaiting

     reprieve, affirmation, redemption.

AUTHOR BIO

James King’s poetry has appeared in The Dillyduon Review, The Thieving Magpie, OpenDoor Poetry Magazine, Oddville Press, Big City Lit, The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature, Crowstep Poetry Journal, BarBar Magazine, The Lake Poetry Journal, Journal of Expressive Writing, Months to Years, The Ekphrastic Review, Dipity Literary Review, and New Feathers Poetry Anthology. He is also the author of the award-winning novel, Bill Warrington’s Last Chance and Extenuating Circumstances (forthcoming). James is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and has an M.A. in Writing from Manhattanville University. He lives in Wilton, Connecticut, USA. www.jamesking-writer.com - Facebook and Instagram: jamesking3097

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