Matariki full moon’s
Liquid.
Falls through an open window
Floodlighting a date palm on my bathroom floor
Honest moon: She takes no credit for the reflected glory of her liege - the Sun
Mistress moon: always hides her dark side
Yet, this night, no-one argues with her bright open faced certainly
Be careful who you accuse of wrong-doing
She is but the mirror [...]
Taken in small doses
Homeopathic, man-sized bits
You circled and teetered around my edges
Like a sparrow scavenging for crumbs of attention
Imaginary applause for surviving please
Finally kicking off uncomfortable heels after years of pinched suffering
Black throat
Paper dry anticipation
Dark magnetic thoughts keep sleep at arms length
A big Samoan security guard stands between me and my subconscious
hand firmly pressed against sternum
as I strain
against my better interests
these waking teeth sink into twice mauled flesh
dog with a bone - lock jawed
gnawing with a low growl
sitting large, and heavy, in the right-hand corner of [...]
There’s a man trapped inside a bottle
He can’t breathe, can’t move
One eye is bulging out, pressed against the bottle’s neck
Thick glass narrowing further, vice-like, around his brow
Force-fed veal calf constricted
Oh God!
Do I smash it with a hammer to let him out?
- he might think I’m trying to kill him
How on earth did he get his body [...]
Window-lickers
Looking for fun
Looking in from the outside
Noses pressed, and steaming, to glass
Hands cupping either side of straining eyes like racehorse blinkers
Attempting to shield from the sun’s glare
They will not be distracted
Candy sweet temptations
Salivating strangers gather to taste
What they perceive as forbidden fruit
What is denied becomes so highly prized , It’s irresistible
Theirs is such conspicuous privilege
Always [...]