Timshel

Timshel

You Never.

You never did let it go…

Thou Mayest rust your veins, loveless.

Thou Mayest burn in smoke to hollow cigarettes.

Thou Mayest disappear alongside the bottle.

Thou Mayest

You never did fallow,

Thou Mayest forget,

And laugh

Hugh Cook

Hugh Cook attends University of Santa Barbara, California, studying Writing and Literature. His poetry has been published in Tipton Poetry Journal, Ariel Chart and Muddy River Poetry Review.