Our Lot

by John Grey / November 3rd, 2024

I drove by
the prison

where a man was out
wandering the yard
near the fence
that faced the road

and, for a moment,
our eyes met.

I thought to myself,
in different circumstances.
he could be me.

He thought to himself,
there’s no such thing
as different circumstances.

John Grey is an Australian poet, US resident, recently published in New World Writing, River And South and Dissident Voice. Latest books, Bittersweet, Subject Matters and Between Two Fires are available through Amazon. Work upcoming in Paterson Literary Review, White Wall Review and Cantos. Read other articles by John.

This article was posted on Sunday, November 3rd, 2024 at 8:00am and is filed under Poetry.