[in which the jackals judge the nations]

In which the fingers shrivel from the fig tree. 

In which we calf & kidney them together. 

In which the Jackals crown their Jackal heads. 

In which the wicked fools are wicked fools.

–Aaron Lopatin

Aaron Lopatin is a poet and teacher living in Brooklyn, New York. His work has appeared in the Colorado Review, Chicago Review, Tupelo Quarterly, Conjunctions, and elsewhere.