D. W. Baker

Colony Collapse

My son is watching

animation from
the last century:

Winnie-the-Pooh’s escapades,
mostly concerning honey.

Many scenes feature bees;
pestilential antagonists,
plentiful as weeds –
inconsequential comic
relief.

The anachronism
is already
a(p)parent.

Inconsequential concern
-ing leaves the last century
in relief,
barren
of animation.

My son is watching.

About the Author

D. W. Baker is a poet, father, and teacher from St. Petersburg, Florida. His work appears in Identity Theory, The Hooghly Review, Carmen et Error, and Green Ink Poetry, among others, and has been nominated for Best of the Net. He reads for several mastheads, including Variant Lit and Divinations Magazine. Find him online at dwbakerpoetry.com.

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