BRAIN REPORTING IN

thinking about hubris
& 

the things leather makes

dire straits in my ears & land

& i wonder if californias 

gone earthquake shopping yet 

for rubber japanese foundations

~

& an image flickers 

like a super 8 reel

of a cut-up speed freak

scrubbing his doorstep 

with vinegar from a dog bowl

& the same raggedy toothbrush

all day every methedrine day

his lover hides his despair

in the outline of sun-up surf

 

his hopes stashed on a chisel edge 

photo - Outline from the Dagenham Archive

COVIDEO SNAPSHOT THOUGHT POPS FOR A GREY NEW WORLD 4

they clap on thursdays
they do
doorstep prompt 
8pm

like seaworld seals
they are
with dna decided
determined smiles

but 
no one throws 
their 
big hearts
any 
helping fish


~


&
i
am
reminded of the psychology
of
awarding medals
to
the
dead

wondering of the power of ritual
in the waffle briefing rain

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A SPACE TO READ & FILL

the moon 
is the colour 
of a dress shirt stain

the silver clouds 
pull extra shifts

wriggling
invisible
toes

~

i am on the doorstep
i am regarding the night

i breath its vacated musk

i say
long time brother
long time

~

moons silence
is complicit

but its 
like its 
flexing imaginary fingers
inside celestial gloves

its 
a space

to read

& fill

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