#title The Pyramid
#author An Grace
#SORTauthors An Grace;
#date 2022
#source [[https://www.fifthestate.org/archive/412-fall-2022/the-pyramid]]
#lang en
#pubdate 2023-02-07
#notes Fifth Estate #412, Fall, 2022

It always has to be something new//new stuff gets old begins to swallow//old stuff is not

good//a new thing//routine//order//success//yes//that will keep the head above water//at least

until it gets old and begins to sag//to pull down//to swallow//equilibrium is an

idea//fleeting//taken when it comes//enjoyed//but then a new thing is needed

AN Grace lives in Liverpool, England. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in <em>Queen’s Quarterly, Young Magazine, MONO, Free Inquiry</em> and many others.