It’s Not Real
written by: Delvon T. Mattingly
@DelvonMattingly
They who ignore evidence
and possess considerable power
would rather coerce you into imparting
peace into your children
to accept imminent death, knowing
once the world perishes they will be
deceased,
decaying atop the fuel
they had carelessly burned.
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
