At the center of thought, a small fading light wrapped in this wall of body. Who are you, rendered so slowly out of myself? The river carries its own bones, holds nothing longer than its length. The bones sing their song, blood caresses my veins. I want to find that place that […]
A. Molotkov
Born in Russia, A. Molotkov moved to the US in 1990 and switched to writing in English in 1993. His poetry collections are The Catalog of Broken Things, Application of Shadows and Synonyms for Silence. Published by Kenyon, Iowa, Antioch, Massachusetts, Atlanta, Bennington and Tampa Reviews, Pif, Volt, 2 River View and many more, Molotkov is winner of various fiction and poetry contests and an Oregon Literary Fellowship. His translation of a Chekhov story was included by Knopf in their Everyman Series; his prose is represented by Laura Strachan at Strachan lit. He co-edits The Inflectionist Review. Please visit him at AMolotkov.com.
The Sum of Your Life
Down the street, at the edge of things you know, lie possibilities you won’t explore, loves unused, friendships unstarted, invitations failed. In the golden light, years pass, with ghosts of would-be lives superimposed on would-be paths, like colored filters. What you are and what you aspire to, what you’ve done or tried, […]