Poet’s showcase

Las Vegas

By Michael L. Johnson

As a flush takes

a straight,

here instinct breaks

restraint.

– Michael L. Johnson is an English professor at Kansas University. We’re running low on poetry for this feature. Please submit via e-mail to mpaget@ljworld.com or send to Mindie Paget, 645 N.H., Lawrence 66044, attn: Poet’s Showcase.