After Gao Zhisheng
with razor-sharp horns, capable of cutting down trees,
the beast stalks you day & eve.
it is Slow, it is Sinister: the CCP
wanders the banks of Your Euphrates.
it is Your Misfortune & Your Fortune.
you don’t appease —Never! —Never! not with
Our Sky betwixt the leaves, Leaves,
what’s more: it Never! Leaves,
Adam Jon Miller has contributed articles on architecture, real estate and culture to The Epoch Times and Middle Land Magazine. His poetry was recently included in The William & Mary Review, In Parentheses and The Dewdrop. Adam authors the weekly newsletter WordingHouse (https://wordinghouse.substack.com). Visit him anytime at https://adamjonmiller.com/.