I stopped lying to Emily years ago. I have no problem lying to you. The wreckage is a statue if we cannot move it. Can you lift this poem?
Darren Demaree
Darren C. Demaree’s poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Hotel Amerika, Diode, North American Review, and elsewhere. He is the author of fifteen poetry collections, most recently Burning It Down (2020, 8th House Publishing); editor in chief of the Best of the Net Anthology; and managing editor of Ovenbird Poetry. He currently lives and writes in Columbus, Ohio, with his wife and children.