EIGHT ELECTRIFYING MINUTES by K.W. Peery

In the
late night
HBO glow
of our
19 inch
Chromacolor
Zenith

I watched
Marvelous
Marvin Hagler
defend his
undisputed
middleweight titles
against Thomas
The Hitman
Hearns

It was
eight of
the most
electrifying
minutes
an eleven
year old
country boy
could possibly
witness

N'
how in
the hell
did a fight
so short
have such
a lasting
impact
on me
for more than
thirty-three
years
I guess
it's the
relentless
intensity
I witnessed
that night
in April of
Eighty-Five

When
two men
went to war
with one another
knowin' full well
no ringside bell
could save
them

About K.W. Peery:

Americana songwriter and Kansas-City-based storyteller K.W. Peery is the author of eight poetry collections: 

Tales of a Receding Hairline; Purgatory; Wicked Rhythm; Ozark Howler; Gallatin Gallows; Howler Holler; 

Bootlegger’s Bluff; Cockpit Chronicles. 

His work is included in the Vincent Van Gogh Anthology Resurrection of a Sunflower, 

The Cosmic Lost and Found: An Anthology of Missouri Poets (Spartan Press), Best of Mad Swirl Anthology 2018 

and the Walsall Poetry Society Anthology, Diverse Verse II & III. 

Peery’s work has been published in The Main Street Rag, Chiron Review, San Pedro River Review, The Gasconade Review, 

Big Hammer, Blink Ink, Rusty Truck, Mad Swirl, Veterans Voices Magazine, Outlaw Poetry, Mojave River Review, The Asylum Floor, 

Horror Sleaze Trash, Ramingo's Porch, From Whispers to Roars, Culture Cult Magazine, The Rye Whiskey Review, Drinkers Only Magazine, 

Under The Bleachers, The Dope Fiend Daily, Punk Noir Magazine, Ariel Chart and Apache Poetry. 

Credited as a lyricist and producer, Peery's work appears on more than twenty studio albums over the past decade.

Website: www.kwpeery.com