A Work in Progress
A poem by Arvilla Fee

A Work in Progress

break out the orange barrels,
the orange cones,
the flashing signs:
speed limit 45 mph;
get the excavators,
bulldozers,
pavers—
I’m going to need them all;
can’t really give a completion date,
this stretch of me
contains a juggernaut
of potholes,
erosion from too many cars
riding on my back;
I’m a bit broken, you see,
a little unsafe,
but once I’m paved,
you’ll barely see
the scars.

About the Author:

Arvilla Fee teaches English and edits for the San Antonio Review. She has published poetry, photography, and short stories in numerous presses, and her poetry books, The Human Side and This is Life, are available on Amazon. For Arvilla, writing is about making connections. To learn more, visit her website: https://soulpoetry7.com/ or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arvillafee/

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