today I saw a torn-up bird
ruby-grey drumstick splayed on the pavement
feathers like the falling leaves to come
charcoal-blue so vivid ‘gainst
the no-colour beneath
shredded, leaving royal purple seams
pieces bathed in warm
September sun
Tag: poem
poem: isolated imagery
isolated imagery
conjured, culled, and sharpened
amping up the factory
tuning up the harp and
keep on harping (pardon me)
twist and test for charity
poem: motorbike like Geiger counter drowned in radiation
motorbike like Geiger counter drowned in radiation
big mixed up dinner of many inclusions,
lunches and leftovers served up as one
houses bulging, overinflated
heron’s beak like an HB pencil
poem: stumbling ’round for a reason to be
stumbling ’round for a reason to be
my wobbly ankle abhors gravity
racing the clock, the pacing a block
drifting away from the culture we talk
slurping up junk good and publishers’ pudding
dreaming of doing those drugs that I shouldn’t
float away, wrapped in the night’s cool embrace
please tell me true: is there egg on my face?
poem: awesome power, dolloped on
awesome power, dolloped on
one quick chance to go all wrong
grab a hold of… call it… fun
one and one is never done!
poem: paper takes over from grease
paper takes over from grease
wet stones give way to sand
coded and seated in place
drifting right out of my hands
