medusa the narcissist
self-preservation is really something
ongoing and terminal
they loved taxes
they loved death
certain things create an emotional reaction
self-contemplation is coldly detached
apparently the inevitable end of introspection
led to standing very still
for fear of moving
so close your eyes
the world is your reflection
Joseph Cooper is a high school English teacher, writer, and editor. Most recently, he has been editing the poet Michael Brown’s latest collection (Mercurial) as well as working on his own poems, essays, and plays.