Lynn D. Gilbert
Adult Problem Child
Stubborn and rash, he butts his head
hard against the granite of what-is
over and over, suffering fast-bleed
scalp wounds, then an insistent buzz
inside his skull; doesn't give a damn
for others, ignoring even their power
to hurt him; and gleefully tears down
anything others have built, in an hour.
Bio
Lynn D. Gilbert's poems, twice nominated for Pushcart Prizes, have appeared in such journals as After Happy Hour Review, Arboreal, Blue Unicorn, carte blanche, The MacGuffin, Ponder Review, and Sheepshead Review. A founding editor of Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review, she lives in an Austin suburb and reviews poetry submissions for Third Wednesday journal.