Clinton Jarrett
The End is in Sight

Our Knotted limbs have grown
brittle. Our fragile vessels
weathered, worn, decayed,
and boarded up.

Eyes still beam bright,
exude abundant lessons learned
and convey decades of
stored knowledge.

Brow withered like dried leaves.
Traffic circles furrowed around eyes,
rise over prominent bones, and
plummet among the valleys of our cheeks.

A timepiece discarded its hands.
The grains drained with increasing
velocity, through the wasp-waisted shape
toward our numbered days and appointed hours.

Clinton Jarrett is a poet and fiction writer. His
work has appeared in various publications, including Coal City Review and Veterans Voice’s. He has lived in Kansas City his entire life except for four years he served in the United States Army. He has been married to his wife Cindy for nearly forty years. They have four children, seven grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.