Photograph: Bullet Through Apple
By Patrick T. Reardon
The dark fashioned metal
beyond impact,
its line still true.
The fruit
drawn to the left
as if it would follow.
The shards of pulp —
so many zygotes
suddenly granted life.
Patrick T. Reardon
2.13.19
Originally published in Seems #17, 1983
Written by : Patrick T. Reardon
For more than three decades Patrick T. Reardon was an urban affairs writer, a feature writer, a columnist, and an editor for the Chicago Tribune. In 2000 he was one of a team of 50 staff members who won a Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting. Now a freelance writer and poet, he has contributed chapters to several books and is the author of Faith Stripped to Its Essence. His website is https://patricktreardon.com/.
