Tom Barlow

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The Darkness

Just before they close my old man's casket

I slip a flashlight into his pocket

we never spoke of love

Tom Barlow is an American writer of five novels, a hundred plus short stories and poetry. His work has appeared in many journals including One Art, The Ekphrastic Review, Voicemail Poetry, Hobart, Tenemos, Redivider, The New York Quarterly, The Gyroscope Review, and many more. See tombarlowauthor.com.