‘Ave an Avocado
This poem is inspired by recent research, which has found that substituting refined carbohydrates with fresh avocados can significantly suppress hunger in overweight and obese
Humans
A Tasty Smell
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; But how would it taste? Salty, Sour,
An Elephant Never Forgets
Once they roamed across the plains like gods, Their gigantic frames drowning out the sun As they paraded in quiet contemplation. Jealous of their size
A Trick of the Light
As you follow this series of letters To yet another series of letters, Your eyes become accustomed to the pace. You scan across each inky
Preserved in Ice
You struggle for breath. And reach towards the sun With yellowed fingertips; Stunted roots Can no longer drink The static water that was Once a
Curious Barriers
We hunch ourselves over overpriced typewriters, Hovering between letters like a Fractious murmuration of starlings. Our minds and bodies disconnected – Two separate instruments That
Particulate Behaviour
Fade In: People wearing masks Ride their bicycles through A skyline of exhaust fumes and Dirty, blackened smoke. Their lungs irritated By the invisible particles
The Future of Work
When I think about the daily grind of Nine to Five. I remember sitting in my office chair As a recent graduate. Updating my Myspace
Beating our Fears
Within the darkest webs of hidden fear, Bejewelled, unblinking octaves start to glow; The thought of spindly forelegs looming near, Can cause our buried angst
A Dusty Eviction
Within the grimy creases of our home, Lurk microbes poised and floating in the dust; A sullied sign that we are not alone. We