late evening
the blinds are drawn
on the sun’s last light

afternoon discontent
has done this
for centuries

ends the bitterness
of today

anticipates tomorrow
and the hope it holds

/

Geoffrey Aitken writes on Adelaide’s unceded Kaurna land, an awarded minimalist poet who communicates his ‘lived experience disability’ for publishers [AUS] and [UK, US, HR, CAN, FR & CN]. Recently, ‘StepAway Magazine’ [UK], ‘Panoplyzine Mag’ [US], ‘ZinDaily’ [HR] & ‘unusual work’ [AUS]. Nominated Best of the Net in 2022.