Purgatory

by Duane Anderson

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I am here,

then I am not,

there is silence,

then it is gone,

my mind,

constantly talking,

refusing to be quiet,

so here I sit,

standing by in purgatory,

awaiting further instructions.

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Duane Anderson

Duane Anderson currently lives in La Vista, NE. He has had poems published in Fine Lines, Cholla Needles, Tipton Poetry Journal, and several other publications. He is the author of ‘On the Corner of Walk and Don’t Walk,’ ‘The Blood Drives: One Pint Down,’ and ‘Conquer the Mountains.’