title: Lessons in Ruin
author:  Justin Hamm 
description: <span>&quot; . . . some of most authentic poetry you will ever read. . . [Hamm's] imagery tugs the reader into dreamscapes that reflect, with humor and love, the cultural and actual landscapes of the Midwest.&quot; -- <i>The Columbia Daily Tribune</i></span>
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  # CAGE’S RUIN
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Simone Elise
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2019 Cage’s Ruin by Simone Elise
  
  
  Edited by Jessica Walenka
  
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  
  No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or
  mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without
  written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in
  a book review.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Cage’s Ruin](part0003.html#2RHM0-c94211c4a6394f9f97fed996dc27148d)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  1\. [Autumn](part0004.html#3Q280-c94211c4a6394f9f97fed996dc27148d)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  2\. [Autumn](part0005.html#4OIQ0-c94211c4a6394f9f97fed996dc27148d)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  3\. [Jacob](part0006.html#5N3C0-c94211c4a6394f9f97fed996dc27148d)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  4\. [Autumn](part0007.html#6LJU0-c94211c4a6394f9f97fed996dc27148d)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  5\. [Cage](part0008.html#7K4G0-c94211c4a6394f9f97fed996dc27148d)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  6\. [Autumn](part0009.html#8IL20-c94211c4a6394f9f97fed996dc2