"here but how" by M.C. Rush

May 23
1 min read

Updated: Jun 6

here but how

but home but hope

but hard but hand

but hurt but hush

but have but hue

but help but hype

but hone but hit

but harm but hold

but host but hire

but howl but hear

but hug but hate

but hard but hard

but hide but hurl

but heal but halt

M. C. Rush currently resides in Mississippi and has most recently published poems in The Sucarnochee Review, The Stillwater Review, and First Literary Review-East. His most recent book is Danse Macabre (Cyberwit.net, 2025).

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