Gospel of Mark

And then you stayed, requiring
a new metaphor to detail the danger:

Glorious as a halo, how you make
men prey in a noose of light.

Daniel W.K. Lee’s poetry has been published in various online and print publications, including the recent issues of Oxford Poetry and the forthcoming issue of Agenda, both from the UK. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the New School. He lives in Harlem, New York City.