Confusion

Midnight wanderings

in the sleepless city

lead to dawn awakenings.

Hints of spring slip up the nostrils

breeding drowsy imaginings.

Does the world ever nap?
We are restless, rootless….

Adrift in urban dream

that nightmare’s our expectations.

Gary Beck’s poetry has appeared in dozens of literary
magazines. His recent fiction has been published in
numerous literary magazines. His chapbook, 'The
Conquest of Somalia', will be published by Cervena
Barva Press. His plays and translations of Moliere,
Aristophanes, and Sophocles have been produced
Off-Broadway.