The Hanged-Man
by Jesse Anger
To mouth this unformed hollowness
where does one begin?
Hands that brush the tall road-grass,
lines that glyph and thin,
channels carved across the palm—
branching divination.
White-rose heart. Beaten ring.
Arching yews. A wing.
The cold castle battlement.
Intermittent war.
The voice that slowly holed a stone—
the same voice as before
winding round the stair in shadow
winding round the stair.
Here a fool is growing wise
then sentient, then clear.
Knees bent, sin bent, lowered
in a peepshow prayer.
Nothing is still moving here
and nothing is still there.
Far Too Close is out of print from The Blasted Tree Store.
JESSE ANGER
Contributing Author
Other works on The Blasted Tree:
Far Too Close by Jesse Anger is a composite of Blasted Tree originals and previously published work. For information about the publication history of Far Too Close, please read the Acknowledgements (Acknowledgements & Thanks).
ISBN [Digital]: 978-0-9938364-7-3
Cover Design by Kyle Flemmer - Cover Image by Dimitri Castrique