Dan Provost

Sit Down

Cannot mix false with

fancy,

good with evil. The demons

play six string while the angels

sing glory be...Still, you are

surrounded by angered, white

venom--while the crucifixion of

man is held in high regard &

the dogma census is noted.

Looking for steady...Hated in the axiom.

Soon, you and I will be blinded forever, no

host to cling to--nothing to see along the fiery horizon...

Crowded souls, jailed in the realm; cannot escape,

cannot find a peaceful end.

(from the book Getting Your Bell Rung)

Her Strength

 

Seeing her

suffer silently

on the couch,

watching the British

comedy Friday Night

Dinner-- waiting for

the chemo appointment

to rear its fucking ugly

head tomorrow morning.

 

Forces me to excuse

myself, walk into the

bedroom, and cry into

my pillow.

Uncontrollably.

Dan Provost’s poetry has been published both online and in print since 1993. He is the author of 17 books/ chapbooks, including two in 2025. Getting Your Bell Rung, released by Luchador Press and Notes from the Other Side of the Bed, published by Anxiety Press His work has been nominated for The Best of the Net three times and he has read his poetry throughout the United States. He lives in Keene, New Hampshire with his wife Laura, and dog Bella.