Marc Meierkort

Citrus Country

I hold on to delusion only so long. Like pocket change. Spent or lost please don’t ask me to keep a secret. I’d love to eat me a piece of fruit. An apple or heirloom tomato. Stoned I may be but in no way am I impolite. I wish I had a dog. I have an “I ♥ dogs” picture frame with nothing in it. I press my nose to the glass & pray for someone to love me. I’ve been having trouble getting home. Directions have lacked a certain accuracy. I keep stopping for gas. One of these days I’m gonna run out & just start walking. I develop a skill for baking. My specialty is making a piece of cake. The secret is nothing but carrot. I mean this ain’t citrus country!

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Marc Meierkort is poet, educator, and editor. An Adjunct Professor at Columbia College Chicago, he also serves as Managing Editor for Allium, A Journal of Poetry & Prose. A Pushcart and Best of the Net nominee, his work has appeared in After Hours, BlazeVOX Journal, Querencia Press, and Cool Beans Lit, among others.