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Death of an Optimist

By Henry James 'Hank' Moody

By Hank MoodyPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read

Enabled, struggling

for breath, and

in her avid

afterglow

is his lucid

death.

His spasms

end with

blood

and within this

enraptured

feline

his afterlife

is now known

surreal poetry

About the Creator

Hank Moody

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    Written by Hank Moody