Newspapers And Night, Lizards And A Monarch Poem by Zachary Zuccaro

Lizard

A lizard,
with thick, brown scales,
scurries across the desert sand
to a small piece of orange sandstone
at the base of a red canyon
dimly illuminated
by the setting sun.

The lizard nestles into a crevice,
makes itself comfortable,
and reads a book.




Newspaper


Young boys
scribble on
toilet paper
with a magic marker.




Night

Moonbeams fail to illuminate the night;
darkness obscures your range of sight.




Monarch

Slight the potato
beneath the midnight sun
monarch butterflies
blend into the ripe toothpaste.

Cavities fill the emptiness
with a chaotic orderliness
that explains the simplicity
of the human brain.