Segue into Shadows

Kenneth Vincent Walker

Segue to a place

Which I’ve known­­­­­—

Lying face down in

The freezing snow

With visions of my

Youth gone awry.

A puncture wound

Small but deep.

Out and about on a

Cold winter’s eve.

Too frozen for my

Hemoglobin to seep.

Luckily to have fallen

Yet not to have

Broken any bones.

Save for my brittle

Pride in which I

Remotely still own.

As I shift through

The shadows finding

My way back home,

For this night is no

Different than any

Other night which

I stroll silently alone.

Kenneth Vincent Walker is a "New Formalist" poet, spoken word artist, performer and author of Borderline Absurd (An Exercise in Rhyme and Reason), published by Poem Sugar Press/ Community Arts Ink 2015. More recently his work has been widely published in online magazines, journals and blogs. Kenneth is originally from Buffalo, NY and completed his higher education in Canada. He now resides in South Central Pennsylvania where he performs his brand of poetry at various venues throughout the region.