Poetry by Ralph-Michael Chiaia (T.S. Eliot)

Allegra-D
by Ralph-Michael Chiaia
Inspired by T.S. Eliot

September is the cruelest month, mixing
the dust with the cooler air, blowing
nose and taking anti-histamines, searching
one good night's sleep

I wake like an anesthetized patient
again
like an ice scream sundae slathered in
chocolate apathy

Achoo!

Author bio:

Ralph-Michael Chiaia (RMC) is an experimental poet and novelist. He has been published at Proteus Literary Magazine (2001), Word Riot Magazine (2003, 2005), Misanthropists Anonymous (2005), Thieves Jargon (2005), DadaYow (2005, 2006), Subtle Tea (2006), Dying Writers (2006), Zygote in My Coffee (2005, 2006), Cerebral Catalyst (2007) and The East Hampton Star (2006, 2007). Chiaia's new chapbook is for sale at http://formonksonly.blogspot.com.