you already know how this ends

Photo/Poem, Photographs, Poem 1 Minute 
the bear is starving

but still massive

still full of teeth

still ready to tear something apart.

the ice drips off its back

like a bad joke,

melting down into the graffiti,

into the tags no one will remember.

somewhere, a man in a suit

counts money,

while the sky burns itself out

and the water keeps rising.

you can scream about it,

write a poem, paint a wall—

but the bear is still starving

while the world plays dead.

Miami Beach, Florida
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Dave Stankowicz is a retired educator who lives on an island off the coast of Portland, Maine with his wife Debbie Jordan and their dog Cody. Liberated from the responsibilities of teaching he has found the space and time to pursue so much that interests him. Dave is the former host of the WMPG radio show Palm Wine Radio, and currently hosts Next To Silence - an hour long show that explores different themes, genres, artists and record labels. Next to Silence can be streamed live on Peaks Island Radio at https://peaksislandradio.com on Mondays and Fridays @ 7:00 PM EDT, and Tuesdays @noon. You can also stream archived shows at his site (category: next to silence) He continues his lifelong efforts to master space and time.

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