Of Metaphor in Heaven

No intimations, fables, puppet shows;
No need for parables: up there one sees
Reality; good books stay on the shelf.

But am I ready for this loss? God knows
How often I prefer the memories
Of love”those things like love”to love itself.

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE

A Surprisingly Subversive Sex Comedy

Patrick T. Brown

In his recent memoir, Communion, JD Vance talks about feeling “profoundly sad for today’s kids” navigating the…

Lindsay Clancy and the Trials of Modern Parenting

Ashley Frawley

The Lindsay Clancy case has taken an odd turn online. Clancy is facing three counts of first-degree…

The False Promise of No Contact

Noelle Mering

Around the time nineteen-year-old Alice began cutting ties with her family, she announced on social media that…