The Jack Field
written by: LB Sedlacek
Stable platform: great engines
on each corner of the drilling rig
to fight the ocean sway
6-Mile Drill: hundreds of
Interlocking 90-foot sections of
iron buoyant sidings reducing weight
Entry Point: entering the
seafloor at exactly the right
point avoiding air pockets or faults
Journey dangerous: the drill
travels through numerous pressure zones
being careful to stay on course
X marks: the spot
in bedrock mounds formed by oil
pushing upwards indicating hot spots
The Jackpot: oil is
trapped in squishy porous rock
negotiating freezing waters
boiling oil and seismic uncertainty
Making it: all worthwhile.
L.B. Sedlacek is an award winning poet and author with poetry and fiction appearing in many different journals and zines. Her latest poetry books are “The Adventures of Stick People on Cars” (Alien Buddha Press), “The Architect of French Fries” (Presa Press) and “Words and Bones” (Finishing Line Press.) She is a former Poetry Editor for “ESC! Magazine” and also co-hosted the podcast for the small press, “Coffee House to Go,” for several years. She teaches poetry at local elementary and middle schools and publishes a free resource for poets, “The Poetry Market Ezine.” In her free time, LB enjoys swimming, reading, and taking guitar lessons.
Latest posts by LB Sedlacek (see all)
- The Jack Field - December 30, 2025
- A Date With Fate - December 3, 2020
- Keep Off The Tracks - October 23, 2020
