Silver Bullets & Smiles on Fire
written by: James Dennis Casey IV
@LouisianaJames
thunderclaps
god’s hand
rain begins to fall
bells chime in
a masonic temple
grandfather’s past
roman pillars
an iron gate
secret rooms
upstairs
déjà vu
energy stays
moving on
in tune
in time
silver bullets
& smiles
on fire
who are we
really
but a series
of forgotten
moments
and false
memories
when little is left
to the imagination
of a past
unknown
on a linear
journey
with fingers
reaching
into parallel
dreams
James D. Casey IV is an artist, author of seven poetry collections, and founder/editor-in-chief of Cajun Mutt Press. His work has been published in print and online by several small press venues and literary magazines internationally. La Voce dei Poeti, La Catena della Pace international poetry contest gave "Warriors of the Rainbow" by J.D.C.IV a critic's choice award in 2016, and his poem "That'll do Pig" was nominated for the Pushcart Prize by New Pop Lit in 2019. James was born in Colorado, grew up in Louisiana/Mississippi, and currently resides in Illinois.
Latest posts by James Dennis Casey IV (see all)
- Apes in The Garden, Dreaming - September 28, 2022
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- The Mourning Sun - July 24, 2021
