Vai Se Quizer
by Eric Shorter
Some like it
sugar cane jello
on springs
with built in motors
Love
don’t really
fade
No small feat in
convincing
A beautiful woman
that you are
The only one
for her
before
the beginning
She is the sun
About the Author
Eric Shorter was born in the Bronx in 1967. His poetry and essays have been published in Frank151, Mugshot Magazine, The Passionfruit Review, and Intellectual Refuge under the pen name of EJS. His poem 08262006 was chosen by T.R. Hummer to appear in an Open Mic Anthology from Jacar Press, and his chapbook "Now Like Knew" was selected runner up to the Cave Canem 2019 Toi Derricotte & Cornelius Eady prize. An audio EP Record entitled 'Decades A Part To Play' was released by Birs Recordings. It features his complete book, "Ageless Turning Carousel" and a "Suite for Four Sonnets". He is a recipient of the Lord Buckley Award from Jack Mueller's National Poetry Association, and fragments of his writing can be found in a permanent art installation by Diane Samuels at Brown University. Eric resides in Maplewood, NJ.