issue 4
// poetry
On Parade
by Nicholas Olah
there’s a whisper in the hallway
there’s a prayer lodged beneath the tongue
there’s a pause after an apology like
the damning distance between lightning & thunder
delicate the way two hands hold a half-broken heart
there are songs about this that haven’t been written
can you imagine the chords?
hips on parade swaying to the chorus
like the world isn’t burning
like the world isn’t burning
like the night sky isn’t peeling us apart
about the author // Nicholas Olah
| Nicholas Olah (he/him) has self-published four poetry collections, Where Light Separates from Dark, Which Way is North, Seasons, and You Are Here. Olah’s work appears or is forthcoming in Humana Obscura, The Poetry Lighthouse, Thimble Literary Magazine, Moss Puppy Magazine, Door Is A Jar Literary Magazine, and more. Olah’s poem, “On the Drive Home”, won third place in The Poetry Lighthouse Prize in spring 2025. |
Instagram: @nick.olah.poetry
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