Myth of the Wise Hero
Sound is amplified when you
scream into a bowl:
this is a valley
in the mountains.
The dumb-god pours lighter fluid
onto a trash can,
“The first time I saw a naked woman
my parents screamed,
I turned out fine,”
a burst of fire.
When his story is written in 100 years
our hero will arrive on a holy horse,
with a knowing grin.
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Jordan Hoban was raised in Monroe, NC. He enjoys gardening and singing.
Read Myth of the Sun-God, also by Jordan.
