Darren Demarree
 
EMILY AS THE MODERN WORLD
Emily is water
& the distraction
from water.
My mouth is
always open
because of Emily,
but because of her
I have swallowed
many things.
EMILY AS A RED BIRD IN A RED CEDAR
Hanging here, I glow
for Emily
even when I can’t see her.
EMILY AS THE DESERT AS A PHOTO ALBUM
I wanted to find Emily
again,
so when I went to the desert
I took many pictures
of landscapes she was not in
& when I came home
it only took me nine years
to see her
in every frame.
 
Darren Demaree is the author of five poetry collections, most recently “The Nineteen Steps Between Us” (2016, After the Pause).  He is the Managing Editor of the Best of the Net Anthology.  Currently, he is living in Columbus, Ohio with his wife and children.