Fourth Anniversary
The day finds its way
back to me, summer’s thick
haze obscuring the distance
between there and here.
Name something sharp
-er to the tongue
than parting, words
pulled from the wet mouth
like teeth. Tell me, do you see
the flame carving the horizon?
Let me reach it, and find
you there, returned.
John Pring is a poet and author based in Brighton, UK, where he is currently studying for an MA from the University of Sussex. He has work published or upcoming in MONO, Dolorem Ipsum, Qu Literary, Letter Review, Banyan Review, Tomahawk Creek Review, Cathexis Northwest Press, and others.