Public Declarations
by Scott Thomas Outlar
Cradle the lines
wrinkled in your palms
Read to me
what you must do
come Sunday
Letters scratching
the back of your throat
I know
it hurts your heart
to sing again
Comfort the vowels
stinging your tongue
Promise me
you’ll mouth the words
to move on
About the author
Scott Thomas Outlar lives and writes in the suburbs outside of Atlanta, Georgia, USA. His work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. Selections of his poetry have been translated into Afrikaans, Albanian, Bengali, Dutch, French, Italian, Kurdish, Persian, and Serbian. His sixth book, Of Sand and Sugar, was released in 2019 through Cyberwit Press. He hosts a podcast, Songs of Selah, that airs weekly on 17Numa Radio and features interviews with contemporary poets, novelists, artists, musicians, and health enthusiasts. More about the show and Outlar’s work can be found at 17Numa.com.
Poetry: Galloping Stoically Toward Annihilation by Scott Thomas Outlar
