There’s Always a Place to Hide and How Fitting!
Two Poems by Gabriel Bates
There’s Always a Place to Hide
Your art,
your job,
drugs,
food,
and a thousand
other things.
Everyone needs something
to distract them
from the fact
that nothing
will last forever.
Not even themselves.
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How Fitting!
With nothing better to do,
I read a book of poetry
while taking a shit.
Gabriel Bates is a poet living in Pittsburg, Kansas. His work has appeared in several publications, both online and in print. Keep up with him at facebook.com/gabrieljbates.
