M. A. Istvan Jr.

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Halloween

What made it feel fake
even in the early years where
this feeling wasn't articulable,
was that despite mask and outfit
your feet were in sneakers.

M. A. Istvan Jr. is a poet and instructor in Philosophy at Texas A&M University. His creative works have appeared in My Favorite Bullet, Frogpond, Fat City Review, Loaded Bicycle, Penwood Review, Crack the Spine, Nefarious Ballerina, and The Moose & Pussy. He can be contacted via email at maistvanjr@gmail.com,
or visit his page at http://tamu.academia.edu/michaelistvan.