Parting
Clouds and lightning desolate the stars.
Somewhere past the vanishing point
of railroad tracks a Doppler shift approaches.
Across the alleyway a ringing phone goes silent
as an open window closes.
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Kip Knott is a writer, poet, teacher, photographer, and part-time art dealer living in Ohio. His writing has recently appeared in Best Microfiction 2024, Ghost Parachute, HAD, Vestal Review, and The Wigleaf Top 50. His most recent book of poetry, A Mob of Kangaroos, is available from Ridge Books. You can follow him on Instagram at @kip.knott and read more of his work at www.kipknott.com.
