I’m coming apart like a meteor
entering Earth’s atmosphere
My top hat flies off my head
and bursts into flame
but only for a moment
not even a moment
The moon is my heart
full and blank
The craters have been erased
All these rocks that used to be my shoulders
now they’re just rocks
M. Krochmalnik Grabois’ poems have appeared in hundreds of literary magazines in the U.S. and abroad. He is a regular contributor to The Prague Revue, and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, most recently for his story “Purple Heart” published in The Examined Life in 2012, and for his poem. “Birds,” published in The Blue Hour, 2013. His novel, Two-Headed Dog, based on his work as a clinical psychologist in a state hospital, is available for 99 cents from Kindle and Nook, or as a print edition.