John Grey is an Australian poet, US resident, recently published in New World Writing, River And South and The Alembic. Latest books, “Subject Matters”,” Between Two Fires” and “Covert” are available through Amazon. Work upcoming in Paterson Literary Review, White Wall Review and Cantos.
                                           UNREQUITED LOVE

Nine a.m. Monday
looks longingly
at five p.m. Friday
like it’s the most desirable
of women

And to think,
I’m the working stiff
who comes between them.










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