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Poetry by J. Chester Johnson

She stands here in haste,
Waiting for the rush of home,
But it lacks a place.

He found his way home
And learned home was not there or
Where or even home.

Now, both lie in wait
For something like victory
To give them their own.

J. Chester Johnson has recently authored St. Paul’s Chapel & Selected Shorter Poems (2010); Now And Then: Selected Longer Poems (2017); A…