Poetry: He Was Broke... by John Yamrus

he was broke...

not

out of

money broke,

but,

out of options broke.

Sarah was gone.

the kids

wanted nothing

to do with his sorry ass

and the rent was over 3 months late.

still,

it was christmas,

so

before he

did anything else,

he put

the lights out,

put up the tree,

covered

it all with gas

and sat back and watched it burn

John Yamrus has been a working writer for over 50 years, publishing 35 books, including 29 poetry collections, 2 novels, and 3 volumes of non-fiction. His work has appeared in nearly 3,000 magazines and anthologies worldwide. Recently, The Street and Present Tense were released by Anxiety Press