There are times when everyone
remembers the living as if they were dead,
the way time disappears
from noisy places.
I want my life to fade from the globe,
be inspired by the silent rotations
where all things are hushed
and not even God survives.
Sergio A. Ortiz is a poet, a two-time Pushcart nominee, a four-time Best of the Web nominee, and 2016 Best of the Net nominee. His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Valparaiso Poetry Review, Loch Raven Review, Drunk Monkeys, Algebra Of Owls, Free State Review, and The Paragon Journal.
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