Out of the Loop
Those guys
who read Nausea
thinking they’re cool
without a hint of irony.
Didn’t know Carlson McCullers
was a girl
till five years ago.
The loop is so strenuous.
All of those wanting to get in…
Not knowing that getting out
is layered with
a pinch of
original thought.
I’m a lone confessor
In a gallowed world.
©2021 Dan Provost All rights reserved.
Dan Provost’s poetry has been published throughout the small press for a number of years. He is the author of thirteen books/chapbooks, including in 2021: The Green Room, released by Analog Submission Press and December 22, 2020, published by Alien Buddha Press. He is a two-time nominee for the Best of the Web and has read his works across the United States. He lives in Berlin, New Hampshire with his wife Laura and dog Bella.