Did you go
to the gym
the Poet asked
Or just write
weakened
the verse untasked
The vowels and
consonants
stay unflexed
With words
atrophic
— their muscles vexed
(The New Room: December, 2024)
Appomattox
Winning the
war
Winning the
peace
Divided by
victory
Joined in
— defeat
(The New Room: December, 2024)