What you say goes.
Where it goes, no one knows.
Lighting gas, blowing smoke—
rarefied air never felt so remote.
Well, like associated costs,
living equals loss.
The trick is in the treatment,
stitched up.
Budding conniptions
tremble at the thought—
chickens little,
trampled at the trough.
Charles Brand is a certified educator of incarcerated and at-risk youth in Florida. He enjoys using any spare time and inspiration in the pursuit of impactful writing. Holding a master’s degree in western history, he is motivated to blend formal and informal skills in creative writing to attract readers who wish for more from the printed word.