Jerry Judge

Gang Member Shot

Spouting bravado on his cell phone
the shooting victim sprawled
in his own blood in the parking lot.

My EMT son pried the phone
from the vic's hand, tried to cut off his pants
to treat the leg wound.

Resisting, the teen whispered
in my son's ear
that he didn't want his gang to see

he had peed in his boxers.
All the way in the ambulance he cried
for his mama.


Jerry Judge is a social worker by profession and lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with his gorgeous wife, strong teenage son, three contrary cats, and one dog who walks him regularly. He has written three chapbooks with the latest being, That Wild Bronco, published by Pudding House Publications in 2006. He has had poems published in numerous publications like New York Quarterly, Pudding, Main Street Rag, Poetry Depth Quarterly, Nerve Cowboy, etc.

 Current Issue:
July 2007

Annabelle Butterworth
Patricia Cook
Joshua Cristiano
Michael Estabrook
Anthony Gee
Taylor Graham
Michael Lee Johnson
Jerry Judge
Stephanie Kemp
Michael Keshigian
Stephanie Kjaerbaek
Brian Mayer
Steve Meador
Jessica Sidler
Karla Ungurean

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