ADORATION #109
by Darren Demaree
for the delivery guy from Jimmy Johns
When anyone says
have a great fuck-
ing day, it makes
you think you can
have a great fuck-
ing day. Plus, now
you have some chips
& a sandwich.
This can be good.
ADORATION #110
for my son
Absent
teeth, now
present,
like gravel
between
two ponds,
I un-
derstand
your cry.
ADORATION #111
for Nik De Dominic
I know all of the different
ways to hold gravel in a drive-
way in Ohio, but I think
I learned what to do with those rocks
in Alabama, how to toss
them casually near train tracks
most of the time because you can
only throw a few of them through
windows without dropping your smoke.
BIO
Darren C. Demaree is the author of “As We Refer to Our Bodies” (8th House, 2013), “Temporary Champions” (Main Street Rag, 2014), and “Not For Art Nor Prayer” (8th House, 2015). He is the recipient of three Pushcart Prize nominations and a Best of the Net Nomination. He is currently living in Columbus, Ohio with his wife and children.
