Photography © Glenn Bowie

 

Up for discussion

The always late trains and the men in rugs asleep,
hidden within the dirty shadows.
The people seeking refuge and the sea swallowing bodies.
The rude shoving for a bus seat,
the presidents of powerful countries at constant war.
The kind hand grazing the soft fur of a stray black cat,
the rich blaming the poor for their bad days.
The late blooming of yellow daisies and the too early summer,
the rains turning city streets into rivers,
even as the oceans break.

 

Petra F. Bagnardi is a writer, a movie lover and a chocolate admirer. She’s also trying to become a poet. She was short-listed in the Enfield Poets’ Twentieth Anniversary Poetry Competition (Yay!), and her work was featured in several literary journals: Masque & Spectacle Literary Journal, Punk Noir Magazine, Poetica Review, Pennsylvania Literary Journal, and more (good for her!).

Glenn Bowie is a published poet, lyricist, musician and photographer from the Boston area. He also owns and operates an elevator company that supplies custom-built elevators for clients from New England to Hollywood. The author of two poetry and photograph collections (Under the Weight of Whispers and Into the Thorns and Honey) from Big Table Publishing, he donates all profits from his books to various charities for the homeless and local animal shelters.