Flip the switch

on the sun

welcome to

entropy 101

where darkness

is the flavor of the month

and one taste

is never enough

Consumed

by the shadow’s mask

ever lurking

in the corners of the psyche

embrace

the kiss of the fall

before you walk

better learn how to crawl

© Scott Thomas Outlar

Excerpt from the book

“Happy Hour Hallelujah”

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About the Author

Scott Thomas Outlar resides in the suburbs outside of Atlanta, Georgia where he spends the hours flowing and fluxing with the ever-changing currents of the Tao River while laughing at and/or weeping over life’s existential nature. He hosts the site 17Numa.wordpress.com where links to his published poetry, fiction, essays, and interviews can be found. His poem “Poetic Points” was nominated for Best of the Net by The Mind[less] Muse in 2015. Since beginning to submit his work in 2014, he has had more than 800…