Success
doesn't grow
on trees
it bleeds
in back alleys
it's drunk
on bar stools
it's taking
two punches
to give one
it's howling
at the moon
it's standing
back up
when you know
you're getting
knocked back
down
Jake St. John lives in the woods on the edge of the Salmon River. He is the author of several collections of poetry including Ring of Fog (Holy and Intoxicated Publications, 2022), Night Full of Diamonds (Whiskey City Press, 2021), and Lost City Highway (A Jabber Publication, 2019). He is the editor of Elephant and is considered an original member of the New London School of poetry. His poems have appeared in print and online journals around the world
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