for those who never came back
they raise a gun.
they raise a hand.
one of them goes off.
i think of raising a child
or the lemon tree on my porch
in this climate.
all the heat comes from many sunbursts.
what use are flags
on a windless day?
Michael Prihoda lives in central Indiana. He is the editor of After the Pause, an experimental literary magazine and small press. His work has received nominations for the Pushcart Prize and the Best of the Net Anthology and he is the author of eight poetry collections, most recently Years Without Room (Weasel Press, 2018).
