Chas Holden

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Self Portrait

don't bother trying
to burn—this stubborn tree
refusing to bloom
hides its green wood and keeps
spring a secret to itself

Chas Holden was raised outside the DC beltway, received his MFA from Eastern Washington University, and now lives and works in Seattle. Some of his earlier poems can be found in Neon, Hot Metal Bridge, Section 8, and Potluck.