is not the silence;
that comes.
Arrives. After
The deftest of riffs.
No,
nor
is it
peace; that
awaits
like stilled strings.
No the
question
is getting there
with a note
of peace; with
a shred
of dignity;
with some minor
chord of
having played
this air
guitar
well.
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David Breeden's forthcoming book, Raging for the Exit, is a correspondence in poetry with philosopher and theologian Steven Schroeder. He has published four novels and twelve books of poetry, the newest titled They Played for Timelessness (With Chips of When).
