The Mourning Sun
written by: James Dennis Casey IV
@LouisianaJames
burns my eyes
on a dead-end street
paved with angel bones
lost again
come what May
in April
i cry the broken
clown man blues
shadows
crawl around
my shattered mind
shards slice their feet
painting thoughts
crimson red
loss of self
carnage upon a torn page
within a book called life
all I do is dream
and lie to myself
about better days
here
in the mourning sun
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
- Memories of A Gravel Road - January 3, 2022
- The Mourning Sun - July 24, 2021
