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Saturday, June 18, 2016

THE GUNMAN ENTERS

by Alejandro Escudé




the volcanic gunman     enters


laughter, banter,

the gunman


enters this club,


an alley to find,

a stall in a restroom, a passageway


Pulse— those who had to knock


a fence down

to make it out,


human lava spilling

into the rough seas


of America.


Alejandro Escudé published his first full-length collection of poems, My Earthbound Eye, in September 2013. He holds a master’s degree in creative writing from UC Davis and teaches high school English. Originally from Argentina, Alejandro lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.