Bart Wilcox
The Golden Age, No. 4:
The Bloodied Nose
2025, Oil on canvas, 24″ x 36″

It’ll come to you, the old cure.
In the meantime, enjoy such
affirmation of life as one can
get these days, even if it is
the leaping out of you of
your own blood, your
brain scratching at the door
wanting out.