Ken Cathers

shadow
 
my shadow has
started to change

leans the wrong way
wanders off
has begun to fade

it is an odd dilemma
a symptom of loss
a symbol of age and weakness.

it has found another
shimmers like cold fire
a shivering rain

returns bitter
wraps around legs
trips over imagined branches.

becomes an unseen stain
the echo of empty streets
walked alone

an unsolved crime
another lover
	left behind

Ken Cathers holds an M.A. from York University in Toronto.  He has just published his eighth book of poetry entitled Home Town with Impspired Press in England. He has also recently published two chapbooks, one entitled “Kiefer” by broke press and the other entitled “Legoland Noir” by Block Party Press.  His work has appeared in over 80 publications from Canada, the United States, Australia, Ireland, England, India, Hong Kong  and Africa. Some of his recent work has appeared in Plato’s Cave, The McGuffin, Acta Victoriana,  Zoetic Press, Wild Words, The Carried Away and Blue Unicorn.