Hunter S.keletor Thompson: Fear & Loathing in Eternia.
—Pen in hand to trace the path.
The sun shone through my window this morning,
revealing a hidden map.
Then, it was gone.
For a moment in rejoice,
I thought I’d found the way out.
. . . Yet . . .
Yesterday’s ghost lay boxed,
forgotten in an empty room,
and I heard memory whisper,
“The sun is a liar.”
But I know memories are not to be trusted.
So tomorrow morning,
I’ll be waiting for the light—
James Dennis Casey IV is a Gonzo Journalist, Poet, Artist, Founder/Editor-in-Chief of Cajun Mutt Press, and Author of eight poetry collections. JDCIV has been published in print and online internationally by several small press venues and literary magazines. The 2016 La Voce dei Poeti, La Catena della Pace International Poetry Contest gave his entry “Warriors of the Rainbow” a critic’s choice award, and his poem “That’ll do Pig” was nominated for the Pushcart Prize by New Pop Lit in 2019.
