Ink and stars

by Rob Plath / June 12th, 2022

i remember
i was 5 years old
and my father
used to hit me
w/ a thick rolled up
newspaper
hard across
the face
i saw stars
and had ink
on my skin
but i still grew
to love
the written word
and looking up
at the night sky

Rob Plath, contrary to popular belief, is not yet under the jurisdiction of the worms. His latest book of poems Batter the Keyboard Like a Raptor Is Behind Yr Back is available from Laughing Ronin Press. See more of his work at: www.robplath.com. Read other articles by Rob.

This article was posted on Sunday, June 12th, 2022 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.