Event Horizon
What exactly is an event horizon
she asked but he had no explanation
the two words seemingly irreconcilable
one of them always at the center
of activity the other a distant fragile
thing prone to disappearing
for indeterminate periods of time
Is it measurable she asked
but still he stumbled in his insecurity
afraid of being mistaken sinking
further into his own tight world
constrained and mirrored by a silvery light
that somehow trickled from the darkness
that separated his life from hers.
Sequence
1. Locked into a sequence of specificity
2. Trudging through the sheaves pale flesh of etiquette
3. Seeded and hoar-frosted working in fractions
4. A base ten settlement
5. Together we walked sometimes inside sometimes out
6. Trailing the mystery of glass-bent sunlight
7. Weakly scintillant on a winter’s day
8. Exploring the wonders of zoology
9. Before the rattle sounded
10. Before our hungers failed anticipating the inevitable
11. A trial by death a beam of silver wonder
12. Endless drumming from the rafters
13. Where we sent our messages a telegram to love
14. Heavy wonder of the womenfolk
15. Asking where their dreams had gone.
Poet and songwriter Paul Ilechko is the author of three chapbooks, most recently “Pain Sections” (Alien Buddha Press). His work has appeared in a variety of journals, including The Night Heron Barks, Rogue Agent, Ethel, Lullwater Review, and Book of Matches. He lives with his partner in Lambertville, NJ.