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glen hogard
oh holy meteorite
calming invisible waters
in space we have yet to claim
grant me the indifference
to arc in the air and
plummet onto a family’s established perimeter
foiling any sense of a future
may your radiation fortify my skeleton
to puncture the incline offering the most prized
view of civilization simmering
no hoax convinces us of your absence
stickers on foreheads
slogans on farmed animals
where your dust falls
I leave my outline
a tableau for forensics
how did the pigment of my skin come to be?
7% charcoal
19% human oils
23% fresh asphalt
51% of questionable origin
possible celestial shadow
Glen Hogard lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and completed a MA in creative writing at the University of Calgary and an undergrad degree at York University in Toronto. He has published in various chapbook anthologies and has just completed a book-length poetry collection, of which, the submitted poetry is a selection. Each poem was written and edited within a 24-hour period and is assigned that day it was written in sequence as the title. The poems are compressed walks off a lyrical plank within the pressure of that day. Some of his poems will be included in an upcoming issue of Filling Station. His agreement with Twitter can be found @saaski2