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Even the most beautiful face is no prettier than a body. My body, your body, any body that is itself. That moves within its own constraints – whatever they may be. Eyes are windows to the soul. Yet the body in flow is the soul. Give me motion over animation. A vibrant gesture before aContinue reading “Bodies”

The lightningbird nests on the highest peak of the western shores. And every morning she gives birth to an egg. And every night as she returns from hunting the eastern sun, for there is no other object that will fit in her talons and there is no other direction to fly, the egg shall fall.Continue reading “The Lightningbird Myth”

It called me to behold its magnificence, and I beheld, and I was held.

I want to write poetry that’s difficult to read, poetry that’s hard to hear. My words should upset you, make you feel cold and afraid and alone. I wouldn’t be here if I wasn’t, Why are you here On this page In this basement My words are words that feel like screaming. Words that hideContinue reading “This poem will upset you”

My life’s kinda mad right now, I’ve been going a bit bonkers. I got up today – thought I might meditate – it’s been a while. I used to be good at it – I think. I sat there feeling calm, and the thoughts slipped through. Better thoughts than usual of late – more consciousContinue reading “On Meditation”

I want peace despite my jangling heart I want calm despite my frayed nerves A temple within myself Immune from the crash and fervour of the world. I will never be the wise old crone of the mountain. My poet’s soul rushes to the city to live the life of its verse. Wild Passionate ChatteringContinue reading “Oyster and Swine”

Several billboards reach out to me A hundred shop fronts scream at my eyes A million speakers deafen my mind These numbers mean nothing These pictures have nothing to do with me These recorded voices mean me harm They’re there to make me feel shit Shit enough to buy something Shit enough to believe theirContinue reading “Eat Shit, Feel Shit, Be Shit”

The sun that was is now. A projection of newness like the scales of a rainbow subtly resonating out of key, out of time, existing in space – form without matter. Nothingness held together by attraction & repulsion. An illusion, a vortex, a meaningless circle in the sand observed by no one. A just GodlessContinue reading “Less-God-Universe-a-Just”

I found a dragonfly wing once in the park. I was writing a coming out letter to my mum. I never sent the letter – but I kept the wing. It now lives on my windowsill, on the plate that’s under my corkscrew plant yearning its thin twisted leaves towards the sun high above theContinue reading “Dead Wings”

Morality is relative – Vegans do coke – Oil barons recycle. We can’t do it all Can’t do it all on our own There’s got to be balance. I bet Mother Theresa kicked puppies At least I hope she did. When there’s so much pain and maliciousness around the weight of my own desire forContinue reading “A Personal Journey to Civil Disobedience”