Ceiling Fan
James Croal Jackson
ceiling
fan in mid-
spin
may lose
a metal
petal
the wing
careening
will crash
into your
wall
if
it doesn’t
behead
stay cool
stay cool
James Croal Jackson is a Filipino-American poet working in film production. His latest chapbook is A God You Believed In (Pinhole Poetry, 2023). Recent poems are in The River, Mangrove Review, and Packingtown Review. He edits The Mantle Poetry from Nashville, Tennessee. (jamescroaljackson.com)