The Garden of Modern Bureaucracy
Ernest Williamson III
when the soluble fiber dies and the reigning saints of old fall from their wings with the brunt of corrosive straight line winds mediating with crumpled sheet metal the babbling of Babylon will erect a stint in the hallway of my minutia with crossbow gripped by a confident hand squeezed with stealth and winsome parade I have regained the movement of my legs though unseen to expectancy I walk in lateral leaps over blue waters and red sands only to find my wings frozen in molded spores stained with flights of lies as I fall from my legs into the monotony of wobbling alone on my belly
Ernest Williamson III is a 31 year old polymath who has published poetry and visual art in over 120 online and print journals within a time span of 8 years. His poem The Jazz of Old Wine has been nominated for a Best of the Net award by the editors of Thick with Conviction. He holds the B.A. and the M.A. in English/Creative Writing/Literature from the University of Memphis. Ernest is now listed in the prestigious Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers. Professor Williamson is also a private tutor and a Ph.D. Candidate at Seton Hall University. Visit his website.