Cement
written by: Delvon T. Mattingly
@DelvonMattingly
Each item,
a ghastly remnant,
exudes ectoplasm,
foul and wet, perturbing;
a substance that clings
onto life and occupies
its space forever, or until
the day it is retrieved;
and maybe that instance
will save me from drowning
alone in petrification.
Delvon T. Mattingly, who also goes by D.T. Mattingly, is a writer from Louisville, Kentucky and a PhD candidate at the University of Michigan. His fiction and poetry have appeared in literary journals such as Maudlin House, Jellyfish Review, and Star 82 Review, and peer-review scientific journals such as Anesthesiology; Families, Systems, & Health; and Academic Psychiatry. He also posts poetry on his Instagram account.
Latest posts by Delvon T. Mattingly (see all)
- Sink - January 21, 2022
- Cement - October 9, 2020
- It’s Not Real - November 16, 2019
