John Maurer

Tipton Poetry Journal – Summer 2021

Post Luminance

John Maurer

If the universe wore a cocktail dress And looked me in the eyes by stiletto It would split its constellation-cracked lips And introduce itself with your name And introduce me to all the apples To all the good that is a bit too good Universe asks me if I am bleeding Why else have blood? Why have a heart if you don't use it? Why have love if you don't give it? So, I spin around in your stars In your stars, in your eyes

John Maurer is a 26-year-old writer from Pittsburgh who writes fiction, poetry, and everything in-between, but his work always strives to portray that what is true is beautiful. He has been previously published in Claudius Speaks, The Bitchin’ Kitsch, Thought Catalog, and more than fifty others.