Christopher Greer is an educator and writer who lives in Alpharetta, GA. His work has appeared in, or is forthcoming from, Canary, Clarion, Inwood Indiana, and other small journals. He holds an MS from Purdue University.

Gun Rack

At the crossroads, a stoplight
beams bright red—as red as

the blood of those who have
been taken. As red as screaming

infant faces stung by the salt of a
hundred thousand tears. Streaming

lazily through a windshield, blood-light
broken boldly by the visage of a sticker

reading Make America Great Again,
and by the silhouette of granddaddy’s

gun rack.