M. Benjamin Thorne
Archaeological Exhibit: “1980s Swimming Pool”
Tab, mystery elixir
and weight-loss tonic
of decidedly un-hipster moms
Bugles, conic sarcophagi
of mummified fingers fresh
from Marco Polo rituals
Jellies, rainbow boats
to ferry fading childhood
into adolescent afterlife
Nominated for the Pushcart and Best of the Net, M. Benjamin Thorne is an Associate Professor at Wingate University. His poems appear or are forthcoming in Thimble Lit Mag, Last Syllable Lit, Door=Jar, Heimat Review, and Innisfree Poetry Journal. He lives and sometimes sleeps in Charlotte, NC.