Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, page 11
it is a mistake to think
our impulses are bad
desire is something which makes
by directing the instincts
this will not
make us into devils
Desolation Angels by Jack Kerouac, page 8
it was schoolboys in scuffed shoes
here in desolation
the shaking rafters of the earth
waiting for descent
far to the south
my intended senoritas
wait for when
I ride all raveled and pink
the pastel oranges, greens, blues
auguries of her makeup
their makeup
weigh me like the wind
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ryan J cox teaches English, Film and Cultural Studies at Keyano College in Fort McMurray,
Alberta, Canada. His poetry has appeared in The Windsor Review, Carousel, and Arc Poetry Magazine.