12/29/2016 Two Poems by Gary BeckHomeless III It rained for three days. No one ate lunch in Bryant Park, so they didn’t throw away leftovers in the trash cans. I couldn’t find a dry spot to sleep at night and my cardboard bed got soaked, so I threw it away. Maybe if I’m lucky I’ll find a dry doorway where no one will bother me, but I’ve never been lucky. If it rains for forty days and forty nights I’ll probably drown, but so will everyone else. Holiday III The explosions get louder. My nerves are tingling. Has war been declared? I risk going closer and hear 1930’s music, see people dancing happily and I suddenly remember it’s the 4th of July. Democracy may be fraying, but we briefly escape rampant inequality in a brilliant display of colorful fireworks. Bio: Gary Beck has spent most of his adult life as a theater director, and as an art dealer when he couldn’t make a living in theater. He has 11 published chapbooks and 3 more accepted for publication. His poetry collections include: Days of Destruction (Skive Press), Expectations (Rogue Scholars Press). Dawn in Cities, Assault on Nature, Songs of a Clerk, Civilized Ways, Displays, Perceptions & Fault Lines (Winter Goose Publishing). Tremors, Perturbations, Rude Awakenings and The Remission of Order will be published by Winter Goose Publishing. Conditioned Response (Nazar Look). Resonance (Dreaming Big Publications). His novels include: Extreme Change (Cogwheel Press), Flawed Connections (Black Rose Writing) and Call to Valor (Gnome on Pigs Productions). Sudden Conflicts will be published by Lillicat Publishers and State of Rage by Rainy Day Reads Publishing. His short story collection, A Glimpse of Youth (Sweatshoppe Publications). Now I Accuse and other stories will be published by Winter Goose Publishing. His original plays and translations of Moliere, Aristophanes and Sophocles have been produced Off Broadway. His poetry, fiction and essays have appeared in hundreds of literary magazines. He currently lives in New York City. Comments are closed.
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