Asphalt or sand, the desert swallows unceremoniously,
like a man who no longer has salivary glands but
insists on eating stale tortilla chips anyway.
What is grass? Anymore.
Ashford King is a poet and songwriter originally from Versailles, Kentucky. He currently lives in Washington, DC, where he works in international development and volunteers with the Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights. He graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Romance Languages and Literatures in 2015.
Asphalt or sand, the desert swallows unceremoniously,
like a man who no longer has salivary glands but
insists on eating stale tortilla chips anyway.
What is grass? Anymore.