James D. Casey IV is an artist, poet, author, and founder/editor-in-chief of Cajun Mutt Press. His work has been published in print and online by several small press venues and literary magazines internationally.

Feathered Hair

lizard
scales
bird
brains

heartbeat
on a spoon
what the fuck do i
know

about
Turkish
figs

shoulder bone
frigidaire
whole 'nother
creature

I don't answer
questions

keys
exchange hands
blood money
roots

sirens
fading
into
black

my teeth
will still hurt
tomorrow

Eden Shoes

weight upon his shoulders
special brand of self-hate
carrying love

it's painful to miss someone
that doesn't miss you back

blood on the apple
son in the sky
head full of truth—
hurts

angel dust sprinkled
on a hornet's nest
of memory

unfinished business

big legend
small shoes
full

walk a mile in