by David Feela
In a webcam version of justice
the living and the dead meet
to discuss how the clip
seemed so short
but the consequences drag on,
how the apology
will always be four minutes
too late, how the bridge
can’t be seen in the footage
but it’s there
sure as the unfathomable
water beneath it.
David Feela writes a monthly column for The Four Corners Free Press and for The Durango Telegraph. A poetry chapbook, Thought Experiments, won the Southwest Poet Series. His first full length poetry book, The Home Atlas appeared in 2009. His new book of essays, How Delicate These Arches, released through Raven's Eye Press, has been chosen as a finalist for the Colorado Book Award.
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