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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