Shall we dance?
We twirl in the twilight
amongst dry, arid crevices
how I twirl and slither
skither and skatter
in scented words of my own design.

Biting deep into your neck of calloused catharsis
I angle into a Euclidean descent
repeatedly shredding your leather head
which hisses, twists and gasps
in this frigid Montana dawn
cradled in the armpit of dead delta dreams.

Mark Hammerschick writes poetry and fiction and has been published sporadically. He holds a BA in English from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and a BS and MBA. He is a lifelong resident of the Chicago area and currently lives on the north shore, most of his professional career has been focused on digital strategy and online consulting as a solution architect and digital transformation strategist.

His current work will be published in The Metaworker, Breadcrumbs Magazine, The Fictional Cafe and HP 2020 Poetry Challenge.