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Ilias Tsagas – Streamlining
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rush hour drop out, I
lay still at your bank, seeking
comfort and solace
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beneath a worn hatch
water flows in dark culverts
dreaming of daylight
*
phone signal weakens
culvert stream roars, it dreams of
rushing to the top
Ilias Tsagas is a Greek poet writing in English and in Greek. His poems have appeared in Sand Journal, The Shanghai Literary Review, streetcake magazine, Tint Journal and elsewhere. He was also a runner-up at the Briefly Write Poetry Prize 2021.
Photograph: Illusional by Ilias Tsagas
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