Cajun Mutt Press Featured Writer 06/07/24

The Monster in the Mist

Hand stamped
the language
is unfamiliar
if you
didn’t live
it, if
you didn’t
hide it
how easy
sleight of hand
how easy
to cover
with smiles
and accomplishments
but the fear
the danger
measured, weighed
now out
in the open
the creature
gets too
confident, arrogant
extremely real
and then
caught whether
or not
you believe it.

LB Sedlacek is an award-winning writer and poet. Her latest poetry book is Unresponsive Sky published by Purple Unicorn Media. Her latest book of short stories is The Renovator & Motor Addiction published by Alien Buddha Press. She has been nominated for Best of the Net and a Pushcart Prize both in poetry. Her mystery book, The Glass River, was nominated for the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Prize. She also enjoys swimming and reading.

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