Mathew Yates
sonnet in no-time
with effort the sawdust retree’d
in no time in fleeting no-time
one can compress this mess into
new trees & expect vast blessings of shade
who can see the sun from down here
anyways who can see the sun
with all the sawdust in your eyes
the world must look less alive
it does it was it never was
but with effort the ashes can be
balled back up into a world
in no time the hurling no-time
negative-willpower to rest awake
what are you waiting for to wait?
in no time in fleeting no-time
one can compress this mess into
new trees & expect vast blessings of shade
who can see the sun from down here
anyways who can see the sun
with all the sawdust in your eyes
the world must look less alive
it does it was it never was
but with effort the ashes can be
balled back up into a world
in no time the hurling no-time
negative-willpower to rest awake
what are you waiting for to wait?
Biography
Mathew Yates (they/them/any) is a poet & artist from Paducah, Kentucky with roots in Mississippi & Appalachia. Their poetry can be found in Barren Magazine, Screen Door Review, Malarkey Books, perhappened, & more. (@m_yates on twitter) (@mathew.yates on instagram) (www.etsy.com/shop/mathewyatesart)
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