Sunday Morning By Jake St. John

The sun 

spills sideways 

through living room blinds 

falls between dust 

and morning air 

across the carpet.

My coffee 

has gone cold 

again 

and I can't recall 

the last time 

I cared.

Waiting 

for a phone 

that never rings 

in the hum of silence

the world 

runs its course.

A broken radio 

plays our song 

in the echo 

of an empty room.

Jake St. John lives in the woods on the edge of the Salmon River. He is the author of several collections of poetry including Lips Leave Scars (with Jenn Knickerbocker, Whiskey City Press, 2023) Ring of Fog (Holy and Intoxicated Publications, 2022), Night Full of Diamonds (Whiskey City Press, 2021), and Lost City Highway (A Jabber Publication, 2019). He is the editor of Elephant and is considered an original member of the New London School of poetry. His poems have appeared in print and online journals around the world."