Sideways
rain
belches caustic thunder
lighted supernova
hang ten dude
ride that wave
through the view
of a hollow lens
like an eye surprised
by lost sight
monitors
buzz, rattle and roll
a body
squirms
knowing it will soon
be worms
eyes glazed donuts
tears
fears
deers in headlights
then
gone
a flat green line
in the gloaming
gone
Mark’s poem “solarity” recently won third prize in the 2020 Highland Park Poetry Challenge. He writes fiction and poetry and has been published sporadically. He holds a BA in English from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and a BS and MBA. He is a lifelong resident of the Chicago area and currently lives on the north shore, most of his professional career has been focused on digital strategy and online consulting as a digital architect and transformation strategist.
