The Road Into The Village

by John Grey / November 7th, 2021

Beneath the stomping boots of soldiers,
does the road even exist?
She remembers the lighter step of the villagers.
When even the largest of them walked this way,
the surface held firm.

The huts can be rebuilt,
crops reseeded,
the animals rounded up and gated.
And, once the dead are buried,
all who remain will be living.

But who wants to remake a road,
a path for lying down,
for being walked over?

John Grey is an Australian poet, US resident, recently published in New World Writing, North Dakota Quarterly and Dissident Voice. Latest books, ”Between Two Fires”, “Covert” and “Memory Outside The Head” are available through Amazon. Work upcoming in California Quarterly, Birmingham Arts Journal, La Presa and Shot Glass Journal. Read other articles by John.

This article was posted on Sunday, November 7th, 2021 at 8:04am and is filed under Poetry.