Little Wounds
They’re flying drones, not kites
in the March afternoon park
where I exercise my soul
No diamond-faced sailors
chest-bumping urgent wind
blowing in renewal from Gaia
Just winged plastic, microchip
sensors, stringless humming
switchblades slicing air
Mike Wilson’s work has appeared in magazines including Cagibi Literary Journal, Stoneboat, The Aurorean, The Ocotillo Review, and in Mike’s book, Arranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic, (Rabbit House Press, 2020), political poetry for a post-truth world. Mike resides in Central Kentucky and can be found at mikewilsonwriter.com