Fail Me Again
Fail me again
my feeble soul.
I expect no less
so don’t be shy.
I’ll keep trying
and you, I take it,
will keep failing me.
But on the other hand,
I might some day
catch you unawares
or drowsy or busy
failing someone else.
And then I’ll slip
in like Flynn
and take first prize.
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Alec Solomita is a writer working in the Boston area. His fiction has appeared in the Southwest Review, The Mississippi Review, and Southword Journal, among other publications. He was shortlisted by the Bridport Prize and Southword Journal. His poetry has appeared in Poetica, MockingHeart Review, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, The Lake, and elsewhere, including several anthologies. His poetry chapbook, Do Not Forsake Me, was published in 2017. His full-length poetry book, Hard To Be a Hero, was released by Kelsay Books in the spring of 2021. He’s just finished his third book, Small Change.
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