Ben Nardolilli-

Red Gutter Ball
Under the calculating cynicism
Of one who remains
Unpunished in Dante’s Inferno,
We turn wheels and sweat
Our nights away in cages.

A good deal of fiction, we eat,
We endure with a few tales
Enriched without rations,
A blind man gathers us in
And speaks about revolution.

Ben Nardolilli currently lives in Arlington, Virginia. His work has appeared in Perigee Magazine, Red Fez, One Ghana One Voice, Caper Literary Journal, Quail Bell Magazine, Elimae, Super Arrow, Grey Sparrow Journal, Pear Noir, Rabbit Catastrophe Review, and Yes Poetry. His chapbook Common Symptoms of an Enduring Chill Explained, has been
published by Folded Word Press. He maintains a blog at  mirrorsponge.blogspot.com and is looking to publish his first novel.