Saturday Night

The sun filters in as I walk home in the

early morning hour. My spirit is winding

down in the powder air. Crushed

cigarettes hug the sidewalk beneath my

feet. Beer bottles and other trash line

the curb. My dreams, a bit stale on my

breath, hang before me faded. A mirage

abandoned by night. What is left? But

it's more than that, I believe, when the

rhythm takes hold. Everybody in the

city seems to be cutting their losses,

now. Looking ahead to freshening up

this afternoon. Moving towards our

doors, this 5am. We trickle along

down in these streets of gold. Dew

drops in the light.

Sunrise After Sabbatical

I went on hiatus. You left town for

a while. So let this be our sunrise

after sabbatical leave. Oath to solidarity.

We could stay here on the

roof until this madness, this city,

besets itself. Over time, it will get

beside itself with reveling in waste

and growth and new arms and legs.

It will run ‘til it drops. And finally

combust when its energy squashes

that of Nature. Then there will be

darkness over the city. A few folks

will learn, however, to come together.

And the city will twitch with

the simple revelation of a golden

dream. Become resurrected by a

refraction of peace. Then mobilize

to a harmony of need. I say, destruction

is gradual but it's path is

easy to see. Let's you and I make

a choice to be healthy. This fine

morning. (As we click our cups

of coffee over sunrise,

after leaving so hastily.)

About the Author

Jonas was born and raised in Los Angeles until he moved with his family to Atlanta when he was fifteen. It was a life-altering event in his life and one that sent him into somewhat of a slump. There were medications and visits to Psychiatrists. A few books and his own attempts at writing ran head on into his need for freedom from all of that. He started taking it seriously and hasn't stopped. He recently spent some time in New York City, and most recently finished up his undergraduate at Georgia State University. A few other of his poems have been published on webzines called The Flow Magazine and Farmhouse Magazine. He also has an earlier collection of his work available at redleadpress.com. You can reach Jonas at jkks12@yahoo.com.

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