Poem Reading: Scrolling

Published by Cathexis Northwest Press — October 2021

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It is April 2023, National Poetry Month. I am recording myself reading one of my published/curated pieces of poetry each day for 30 days.

Reading # 11 of 30

This poem is titled Scrolling. This poem came from a place of grief, a feeling of resignation. It does not have a happy ending. Some days you just feel numb to it all and that feeling has to go somewhere. This poem is available to read online at Cathexis Northwest Press.

Trapper reading his poem Scrolling

©️ Trapper Markelz 2023

If you enjoyed this poem, please check out my chapbook Childproof Sky, a Cherrydress Chapbooks 2023 selection.

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