The Black Particle

By LA Felleman

Divorce did not brand him

a homeless man

Instead of between walls

he dwelt inside his body

Carving clay

into caresses

Turning a future

his race would always inhabit

LA Felleman is an accountant in Iowa City. She organizes a writers open mic at the public library (or via Zoom during pandemics) and serves on the advisory council of Iowa City Poetry. Her first chapbook, The Length of a Clenched Fist, is forthcoming from Finishing Line Press.

Find her here: http://lafelleman.blogspot.com/

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