Steve Gerson
Shrill
!shrill, the world screaming
an animal/shredded/
in a steel trap
dead winds stilled:
inverted syntax(airlessly)
smothering
XXChromosomes
muffled by Y-grinning
teeth
gnashing
a childβs shriek in phones wincing
wire[cage] detention
life unruled in fractured families
speaking tongues in dry blood
beneath bird tweets in leafless trees
About the Author
Steve Gerson writes poetry and flash about life’s dissonance and dynamism. He’s proud to have published in Panoplyzine, Route 7, Poets Reading the News, Crack the Spine, and many more.