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  • Now Then
  • Michael Fessler (bio)

Now      Then

I consume less              I would have eaten your dessert

I’m at ease with sharp-looking women              I was putty

I sketch simple everyday objects              Never even doodled

I value lopsided things              Symmetry was destiny

I read two times a day              Used to read three

I ask fewer questions              Outwardly

I can wait              I have to [End Page 88]

Michael Fessler

Michael Fessler is a retired American teacher living in Japan. His work has appeared in many publications including Harvard Review, Kyoto Journal, Iowa Review, Poetry East, and Prairie Schooner.

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