Looming over subways and
cornering passersby on walkways,
these concrete and metal giants
tower the fleshlings with
Steel intentions, impenetrable to remorse.
 
Willis, you will always
be a Sears Memory,
a rebel by name with
walking glass, a view bravely seen by few.
 
Hancock, your structured
laws stand as still as a
narcoleptic corpse were signed and sealed.
 
People become microscopic arthropods
in the noonday sun.
Who cowers before your artificial majesty?
 
O’ Steel Hands, grasp firmly
until the force of life brings me
otherworldly corporate pleasures.
August 28, 2015

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Z.M. Wise is a proud Chicago native, poet, co-editor and poetry activist, writing since his first steps as a child. He is co-owner and co-editor of Transcendent Zero Press, an independent publishing house for poetry. He is also an Assistant Editor at Weasel Press with another dear friend, Weasel. He has published four full length books of poetry, including: 'Take Me Back, Kingswood Clock!' (MavLit Press), 'The Wandering Poet' (Transcendent Zero Press), 'Wolf: An Epic & Other Poems' (Weasel Press), and 'Cuentos de Amor' (Red Ferret Press. Other than these four books, his poems have been published in various journals, magazines, and anthologies. The motto that keeps him going: POETRY LIVES! Mr. Wise will make sure to spread that message and the love of poetry, making sure it remains vibrant for the rest of his days and beyond. Besides poetry and other forms of writing, his other passions/interests include professional voice acting, singing/lyricism/songwriting, playing a few instruments, fitness, and reading. Z.M. Wise: Poet (281) 685-7543 https://www.linkedin.com/pub/z-m-wise/75/a47/74a

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