Tag: Michael Roque

The Fairytale’s Over

The credits rolledon a predictable “happily ever after” note.Bambi, triumphant, stood with his dad,seven dwarfs chased the Evil Queenoff the mountain’s ledgeand a generation of kidswere tucked into a million little racecar beds. A generation adrift in dreams,snoozed through their…

Minding Gaps Between Stops by Michael Roque                                                                                                                  

Sharp whistle shrieks between stops from December Street to Jan Way—  Two, four, eight eye to eye, face to face  on a one-way train—  thu-thud THU-Thud! THU-THUD!!! On track to a transitional pause, doors seal all into a lit tube …