are you against me Boss, and: it's dark outside Boss
2020; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 69; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/chy.2020.0024
ISSN2056-5666
Autores Tópico(s)American Literature and Culture
Resumoare you against me Boss, and: it's dark outside Boss J. Stephen Rhodes (bio) are you against me Boss are you against me Bossthe way the wind won't let meopen the front doorthe way the ice locksmy eyelids shutmakes all the oaks groanbrings small and big treesdown are you trying to kill usBoss each brittle nighteach grim gray dayare you trying to provehow each breath is a bet wona wistful guess played outI bet you taste what you deal outon the tip of your tongue Bossthe frozen tears that meltat your lips I bet it hurts youBoss when another one of usis trapped outside too farfrom home do you everfeel that way no light in sightat dusk when you are out lookingBoss out in all that windsearching for us [End Page 309] it's dark outside Boss it's dark outside Bossdusk to dawn like a riverI can't crossthe far bank covered in mistis it like that for you Bossdo you ever wish the sunwould hurry updoes the wind ever blowyour door open to a stormbranches flyingtrees itching to falldo you ever let yourselfnot know what's going to happenlet yourself be surprisedby the lightningthe way the cardinal singsits spring-is-coming songO Boss it makes me wantto sing does it make youwant to sing too does itmake you clear your throat [End Page 310] J. Stephen Rhodes J. Stephen Rhodes has published poems in over sixty literary journals, including Shenandoah, Tar River Poetry, Cimarron Review, and others. He has published two poetry collections: The Time I Didn't Know What to Do Next (2008) and What Might Not Be (2014). He holds an MFA from the University of Southern Maine-Stonecoast and a Ph.D. from Emory University. Copyright © 2020 Conference on Christianity and Literature
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