From the collection, Drive Through the Night.
Red lights mix with rain
—spilling blood
across the windshield.
Not a road long enough
to outrun the dawn.
The darkness hums
with deafening regret.
Walking the wet streets,
seeking absolution.
Finding only
the ghost of us.
Not a road long enough
to outrun the dawn.
Let the sun rise.
I am ready.L.M. Browning (She/they) is a writer, publisher, and advocate whose work spans over two decades and fourteen titles. They are the founder of Wayfarer Magazineand Wayfarer Books, independent platforms committed to amplifying voices from the margins. Browning’s literary contributions have earned six Pushcart Prize nominations, the Gold Nautilus Medal for Poetry, multiple Foreword Review Book Awards, and the Nautilus Silver Medal in 2022. Their innovative approach to publishing led to two terms on the Board of Directors for the Independent Book Publishers Association, a TEDx talk at Yale University. In 2022, Browning retired from writing.
