temple pieces #12 – Darren C. Demaree

there are too many single heads waiting around
to be held in the mountains with the leopards
i tell you the food on the corner is better than this

Darren C. Demaree is the recipient of a 2018 Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award, the Louise Bogan Award from Trio House Press, and the Nancy Dew Taylor Award from Emrys Journal. He is currently living in Columbus, Ohio with his wife and children.