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"... brevity is the soul of wit ..."
- William Shakespeare

Bio


E. Ian Cibula is a graduate of Concordia University's Honours English Lit program. A leaf tied to many winds, he makes Montreal his transplanted home and works bringing things to life as a freelance writer, editor and gardener as he awaits the next strong gust.


Ian Cibula


 

Post-shock

After the severance comes the crumble,
where foundations get shaken
and you
watch
the bits of rubble rearrange themselves
in patterns you don't want to recognize –
the revealing aftershocks that shear off layers of veneer
when peeled back brain-searing visions of solitude steer
teary eyes to bleary decisions. The split
personality stripped of its better half grows
weak.