Emily-Sue Sloane

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The Death of Civility

The glue that binds us
has hardened and
cracked in the cold
war of lies and contempt.
It no longer adheres.
You can peel it off with ease,
roll it between thumb and fingertips
into a handful of dust.
Make a wish and blow it away.

Emily-Sue Sloane writes poetry to help her think more clearly and frame her personal experience within a more global, sometimes humorous context. Her poems have appeared in anthologies and journals, including The Bards Annual 2019, Front Porch Review, Avocet, The Weekly Avocet, Medicinal Purposes, Literary Review of the Performance Poets Association, Amethyst Review, and the Suffolk County Poetry Review. She lives in Huntington Station, NY.