1
a bird
house
crushed
by its red
maple
bulldozed
by a Caterpillar:
2
my sister sculpts battered
objects forgotten
at the scene
of disposal
into
objects gathered
by her hands:
3
[if]
we find comfort
in our place, there
we are given pain when
we can’t find it where
we left it.
Zachary Johnson is a writer, musician, middle school language arts teacher, and sommelier based in Lexington, KY.
