Tracing

I made
an image of you
from stone

I cast away
what did not
look lovely

but was left
with a lack
of satisfaction

in the copy.

 

About the Poet:
Nate Maye is a rising poet from Texas. His writing has been featured on Poetry Pasta and Ancient Heart Magazine.

 

Photo by Emilian Robert Vicol.

 

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