“Crossing the Jordan” by Matthew Alberswerth (poetry ’17)
An excerpt from “Crossing the Jordan” by Matthew Alberswerth (poetry ’17), published by Prometheus Dreaming.
Crossing the Jordan
Did the fish hear me when my ankle broke the surface of the water?
They followed your steps with their glassy eyes.
What moved the branch as I walked beneath it?
It was a hungry wind.
When it touched my hair did I feel cold and scared?
Only as scared as you should. Only as cold as you were.
