Inner by Dan Provost

I’ve tried to understand

what the inner is.

 

Rummaging through

emotions and escapes

 

That were both destructive

and enlightening…

 

Although it is so

simple to label one as

a prince or the

pauper.

 

Christ, it’s easy to

label anyone today.

 

Can someone try

to save a suicide today?

 

A simple gesture

on the sly will suffice.

 

Letting me know you're

more in the loop,

 

than

me.

Dan Provost's poetry has been published throughout the small press for many years.  He is the author of nine books and lives in Berlin, New Hampshire with his wife, Laura--and their Bichon Frisce...Bella.