Jon Kinney

May 22, 2023 | theoffingmag.com | Jon Kinney |Ben Togut |Michael Montlack |Nicole Tsuno

he’s trying to be considerate of my timebut i know too much about him now to rush. he’s only here on days when he’s notnursing his mother back to health. i feel the need to exorcise his restlessnessthrough foam and thunderlike the moon does for the tideback and forth / back and forthi erode him down to a boywith a simple question:“will you take care of me?”and like so many poets before mei conquer death for himif only for a momentwith my mouth.