September 27, 2021

Poem

Gary Glauber is a poet, fiction writer, teacher, and former music journalist. His works have received multiple Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominations. He champions the underdog to the melodic rhythms of obscure power pop. His two collections, Small Consolations (Aldrich Press) and Worth the Candle (Five Oaks Press), and a chapbook, Memory Marries Desire (Finishing Line Press), are available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and directly from the publishers.

"...from press release to catcher's mitt..."

"...Tomorrow the distant castle's shadow will be gone..."

"...But no one else deserves serenity that eludes her..."

"...Every word illuminated
with a parent's pride..."

"...winds of past trauma rap at the window..."

"...the sound of my footsteps in the morning..."

"...Pay attention now or the cost drives up further..."

"...silent valentine for what no longer exists..."

"...if no one ever hears them, do the screams even count?"

Gary Glauber is a poet, fiction writer, teacher, and former music journalist. His works have received multiple Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominations.

"...Fear is not entertainment, it's big business of another sort..."

"...riding out pain like rodeo upstart..."

"...The gradual engagement of entropy gains traction over time..."

"...the promise of a cup of coffee in the bigs...."

"...called to service toward mastery of desired style..."

"...Alarms sound, the gates fall..."

"...we find ourselves down court, driving hard against logic..."

"...exotic differences that found their way into my consciousness..."

Short

If you arrive where you need to be, does it matter which train you board?