Progeny by Michael Walker
I fell down from the trees The wreckage on me I vowed to return And more wreckage burned I built a city in the Land of Nod And it spread along the river A thousand demon gods I fashioned wings for the return And more wreckage burned I fell down from the trees The woman with me And you You are my progeny You are my city And my wings
Michael Walker is a writer , artist , musician living in Newark Ohio . He is the author of two novels : 7-22 , a YA fantasy novel , and The Vampire Henry , a literary horror novel . He has also seen his poetry and short stories published in various magazines , including Adelaide Literary Magazine , Fiction Southeast , and PIF .
Progeny was first printed in Issue 3 ( Spring 2020 ).
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