Night & Day
By Ernest Williamson
evening came last night.
the other ones were white lies
coated in residue from the black ones.
I stuttered as soon as the moon stood in front
of me and you. I knew exactly what was happening.
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kissing was AP Latin; simply an F before
an A had a chance to boast of its coming.
yet after twenty minutes my cobalt black
body was laid and wet like baptized fish
caught unaware of its fiery conversion.
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sadly I woke up dry and amazed
at all of the rainbows forming outside
my squeaking square red windows.
fading in and out of the white sky.
fully clothed and eloquently lecturing
me on the theory of evolution.
Ernest Williamson III has published creative work in over 640 journals. He has published poetry in over 200 journals, including Roanoke Review, The Oklahoma Review, Review Americana: A Creative Writing Journal, Pamplemousse, formerly known as The Gihon River Review, I-70 Review, and The Copperfield Review. Some of his visual artwork has appeared in journals such as The Columbia Review, The GW Review, New England Review, Penn Review, and The Tulane Review. Williamson holds an M.A. in English Literature from the University of Memphis and a PhD in Higher Education Leadership, Management, & Policy from Seton Hall University. Ernest is three-time Best of the Net nominee. He lives in Tennessee.