Hugh Simmons
Hugh Simmons (he/him) is a social worker who lives in Austin, Texas with his hilarious husband and son. Hugh's work has been published in Deal Jam Literary Magazine, Pinhole Poetry, The Galway Review, and Eunoia Review. Hugh can be found on Bluesky @kyalo.bsky.social and on Threads @hughcsimmons
Kyangala
After rains, I’d sit on my porch
to watch winged termites
flutter up from the ground. One day
Mutua joined me. We tuned
to the Sundowner show on my radio
and watched the termite squall.
After a while, Mutua said, ‘Simons
what is your philosophy of life?’
I had no idea but I was happy then
so I said, ‘I don’t have one,
what’s yours?’ Termites
flirted while he spoke, flittered
to the ground, like little specters,
like snow. The Beatles sang,
I want to hold your hand.