Nate Maye Writes

Monotone

speech bubbles
in the same
pattern

drifting over
my head
through my ears
never touching
down

a series
of sounds
sliding
away to
nothing.

Minotaur

The beastly
minotaur decided
one day to take
a brief vacation

dropping his chains
he tried to escape
but the blade
would not let him

so he snuffled
back to his place
among legends.

Protector

Let me be
your solid protection
your lead blanket
your heartless wonder

let me be
the ground you stand
on, and the rain
that pelts down,
baptizes you in spring

let me be
your history, your
personal tragedy,
your vestment,
an armament, let me
be your childhood
makeshift fortress.

Nate Maye