Matthew Schmeer: Yes
is not
what you meant
to say
when you locked
the door
behind you;
you meant
to say wait—
look how
the irises reveal
themselves
in the retreating
light, their
petals glowing in
the morning’s
full flower moon.
Matthew W. Schmeer’s work has appeared in Cream City Review, Natural Bridge, Valparaiso Poetry Review, and elsewhere. He holds an MFA from the University of Missouri at St. Louis and is a Professor of English at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas.
