OUT OF GLARING STATIC DAYS / BEN NARDOLILLI

Eat this light
To come away
From the shadow
Of those rocks,
The shore is no possession,
And the mountains
Are not for you,
Come out to these plains,
Where nothing solid
Stands forever,
Or goes tumbling into the sea.

Ben Nardolilli currently lives in Arlington, Virginia. He is a graduate of New York University. His work has appeared in Perigee Magazine, Red Fez, Danse Macabre, The 22 Magazine, Quail Bell Magazine, Elimae, Friction, THEMA, Pear Noir, The Minetta Review, and Yes Poetry. His chapbook Common Symptoms of an Enduring Chill Explained, has been published by Folded Word Press. He maintains a blog at  Mirror Sponge and is looking to publish his first novel.