All is lost now.
The roots of the family tree
suck hard
deep into the Creation.
Lifeblood into the next heart,
the veins of the offspring.
The chain is not broken.
Deep down our bones
sing.
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Peycho Kanev’s work has been published in Welter, The Catalonian Review, The Arava Review, Nerve Cowboy, Chiron Review, Tonopah Review, Mad Swirl, In Posse Review, Southern Ocean Review, The Houston Literary Review and many others. He is nominated for Pushcart Award and lives in Chicago. His new collaborative collection “r“, containing poetry by him and Felino Soriano, as well as photography from Duane Locke and Edward Wells II is now available at Amazon.com.