4 Haiku
fear sparks
political firestorm
red flag warning
democracy
dies in darkness
new moon
“weeping comes at night,
but joy comes in the morning”
ass backwards
I wept this morning
for the one who must brief him:
Jimmy Carter
Mark Hendrickson (he/him/his) is a gay poet and writer in the Des Moines area. His work has appeared in Variant Lit, Five Minutes, Leaf, Spellbinder, and others. Mark worked for many years as a Mental Health Technician in a locked psychiatric unit. He has advanced degrees in music, health information management, and marriage & family therapy. Connect with him @MarkHPoetry or on his website: www.markhendricksonpoetry.com
The Marbled Sigh 