EMILY AS A SONG FROM THE EMPTY PLACE
Existence
is
a rumor.
Emily
is
the rumor
of
the rumor’s
con-
firmation.
is
a rumor.
Emily
is
the rumor
of
the rumor’s
con-
firmation.
EMILY AS THE RUSTLING OF A WING
The flight is silent,
but I hear Emily
& it doesn’t matter
if she’s about to leave
or if she’s tucked
her wings to land
next to me. Either way
she is the rush of hope
that teases my hair.
but I hear Emily
& it doesn’t matter
if she’s about to leave
or if she’s tucked
her wings to land
next to me. Either way
she is the rush of hope
that teases my hair.
Darren C. Demaree is the author of five poetry collections, most recently “The Nineteen Steps Between Us” (2016, After the Pause Press). He is the Managing Editor of the Best of the Net Anthology and Ovenbird Poetry. He is currently living in Columbus, Ohio with his wife and children.
