Gone to See the River Man

by Kristopher Triana

The people we make suffer stay inside of us longer and more deeply than those who we bring joy, don’t you think?

The shame cloud had never given way to the sunshine of self-forgiveness. So what was one more layer of smoke?

“River Man ain’t wantin’ nobody’s soul. What he wants is for your soul to be as bad as his.

All the world is guilty. It’s just a matter of degree.