John Lambremont, Sr.
The Myth

The challenge is to prevent
twenty thousand pounds of pebbles
from pinning you deep
in the pocket
you call home.

The task is to generate
enough spark to make
silhouettes on the walls
without igniting the gas
underlying.

The reason is to cast
some dancing shadow phantoms
to enhance the red drawings
without obscuring them
completely.

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John Lambremont, Sr. lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he edits Big River Poetry Review. His publishing credits include The Minetta Review, Words & Images, The Mayo Review, Picayune, and The Chaffin Journal, and he has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. “The Myth” appears in his second full-length collection, Dispelling the Indigo Dream (2013).

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