Anthony Cappo
Days of 2016
Hushed, huddled, spinning
in the sad wheel
of history.
The walling of the human heart.
Pikes raised in celebration.
That trembling late night call, that
lump that turns out terminal.
Sometimes the worst
happens.
The battering ram pounds the gates,
its steel heart taking
no questions.
Anthony Cappo is the author of the chapbook, My Bedside Radio (Deadly Chaps Press, 2016). His poems have appeared in Prelude, Connotation Press: An Online Artifact, Pine Hills Review, Yes Poetry, The Boiler, and other publications. Anthony received his MFA in creative writing from Sarah Lawrence College. He lives in New York City. Anthony’s work can be found at anthonycappo.com.