Kelvin C. Bias

PODCAST LOOP IN THE ELEVATOR TO THE AFTERLIFE

PUBLISHED IN FOLIO 2026: VOL. 41.

“...whispers begin in the mind’s liver.
They combine with thought to
curve the space around the
soul’s line, centered, a fulcrum
of molecular karma originates
in the mind’s thigh music,
the vibrations invisible to
conscious blinks that lap against
the unopened door where loops
pass through. Have you begun?
Whispers begin in the mind’s eye,
the recess that never ends.
Lyrics unwind now. Have you begun?
Whispers begin in the mind’s...
Have you begun? Whispers begin.
Have you? Whispers never end.
They begin in the mind’s Achilles,
reach fervor on each loop of
the Möbius strip, begun, spun.
Have you begun? Welcome
to the land where...”

Kelvin C. Bias is a longtime journalist who has written for the Los Angeles Times, The Dallas Morning News, and Sports Illustrated. His 18 poetry collections include The Last Will & Testament of the United States of America: Codicil Edition (Archive Zero, 2024) and Bikinis at the End of the World (2025). You can follow him on Instagram @ArchiveZero