"Memphis Statuary, 2017" by Randolph Parker
NOVEMBER 2022
Memphis Statuary, 2017
They are lying in a secret warehouse,
Denying,
Bedford
Jefferson
Harvey
Denying,
loss
lashing,
silently
denying,
In a secret warehouse they are lying.
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11/02/2022
Randolph Parker is a life-long resident of Memphis, birthplace of Rock and Roll, home of the Blues, and epicenter of socio-economic strife and boundless grace. His work has appeared in Clackamas Literary Review, The Heartland Review, Grey Sparrow, Tidal Basin Review, The Avatar Review, Barely South and The Southern Poetry Anthology, published by Texas Review Press. He holds an M.A. in English from the University of Memphis, with concentrations in creative writing and American literature.
