Cameron Morse

Cameron Morse (he, him) is Senior Reviews editor at Harbor Review and the author of eight collections of poetry. His first collection, Fall Risk, won Glass Lyre Press’s 2018 Best Book Award. His book of unrhymed sonnets, Sonnetizer, is forthcoming from Kelsay Books. He holds an MFA from the University of Kansas City-Missouri and lives in Independence, Missouri, with his wife Lili and three children. For more information, check out his Facebook page or website.

Leg Hairs

I have to look down
at my hairy thighs and my
blond leg hairs shining
in morning light and say
thank you for one more day
in this brain-broken body
a hearty thanks to I know not
whom but that’s gratitude
for you now that I am
out of the shower feeling
cool and clean and fragrant
with the body wash my wife
bought me. I have to say thanks
even the baby has finally
fallen asleep and the overdue
library books on my card
can be renewed.