Swedge

travel one hundred miles, calling
the 99th, half way
understand one thing:
I am no longer
misinformed

as the dogs,
yelp at nothing
the arrow of time flies
swift, straight
there is luck in the leftovers
a mingle of delights to merge with the hardships

every sheet of paper
has two sides

my difficulty has made me a jewel

By: Allison Whittenberg

Allison Whittenberg is an award-winning novelist and playwright. Her poetry has appeared in Columbia Review, Feminist Studies, J Journal, and New Orleans Review. Whittenberg is a ten-time Pushcart Prize nominee. They Were Horrible Cooks is her collection of poetry Her novels include Sweet Thang, Hollywood and Maine, Life is Fine, Tutored, Sane Asylum, and Killing the Father of Our Country.