XoXoXo by Joel Hughes

XoXoXo

by Joel Hughes

Hugs and Kisses and a better time-

traveler (past present) past-

tense, readying for my tenth interview present-

"s, as in 'serfing,' and, 'sequential sights'" past-

tense, didn't get the job, again, present-

the brown-me still wadeing past-

through the earthy pool and dive presently-

driven to excel, failing—equality is a state of kind.

live but from death, bereft of basic wishes:

a job, a home. Five Loaves, Two Fishes.

{still missing you, mother, Miss Hugs and Kisses.)