Matthew Murrey

Ink

 
Because of the hood
and the hands,
and the cell underground. 

For the sake of the crow,
the buried seed, 
and the blind worm. 

For nightfall and all
the hours between the dead
of night and the crack

of dawn.  For the first
breath and the last gasp.

Matthew Murrey is a recently retired high school librarian in Urbana, IL.. His debut book of poems, Bulletproof, was published in 2019 by Jacar Press. He’s had poems recently published Under a Warm Green Linden, The Shore, and Moist Poetry Journal. He and his partner have two grown sons. His website is at https://www.matthewmurrey.net.