5 Poems by Anthony Ilacqua

Cracked Lips

At the art museum
we told each other lies
through cracked lips


Empty Bra

near the poppies
we slept in the grass
and spiders made nests
in the empty bra


 The Dark Side of Town

We read books
late nights
incandescent bulbs
and overflowing ashtrays


Untied Shoes on a Sunday Afternoon

In her room
she put her shoes on
for some reason
she was not dressed otherwise
it was a rainy afternoon
we spoke
of laundry
vaguely of love
and a future
we would not see


Untied Shoes on a Sunday Afternoon

In her room
she put her shoes on
for some reason
she was not dressed otherwise
it was a rainy afternoon
we spoke
of laundry
vaguely of love
and a future


Bionote

Anthony Ilacqua's third novel Warehouses and Rusted Angels is forthcoming. His novels, Dysphoric Notions (2012) and Undertakers of Rain (2013) are both published through Ring of Fire Publishing. He currently functions as editor in chief for Umbrella Factory Magazine that he co-founded in 2009. Meet Anthony at his blog: anthonyilacqua.blogspot.com