Mileage

by John Drudge / September 11th, 2022

I fear
My mileage
Is much more
Than my years
I can feel it
Somewhere
In the deep bone
A tiring
Of something
Fundamental
An ethereal leakage
Through a cosmic
Gasket
Of some kind
Or another
A tenuousness
In the thin air
That seeps under
The horizon
Like a misplaced
Whisper

John is a social worker working in the field of disability management and holds degrees in social work, rehabilitation services, and psychology. He is the author of six books of poetry: “March” (2019), “The Seasons of Us” (2019), New Days (2020), Fragments (2021), A Long Walk (2023) and Sojourns (2024) . His work has appeared widely in numerous literary journals, magazines, and anthologies internationally. John is also a Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee. He lives in Caledon Ontario, Canada with his wife and two children. Read other articles by John.

This article was posted on Sunday, September 11th, 2022 at 8:03am and is filed under Poetry.