simon alderwick
two poems
CONTENT WARNING: ANIMAL ABUSE AND VIOLENCE
just so you know
the neighbour's cat
clawed up
my uncle's tricycle
upholstery
ripped the seats to shreds
my uncle took his air rifle
shot the cat
& gave it to
a squatter family
who gratefully
skinned
& cooked
that cat
my neighbour's on her front porch
whistling
calling the cat's name
my uncle's in the backyard
shooting small birds
he will fry
slosh
an onomatopoeia of a word
hand shaking
slosh-a-losh-a-losh
the petrol can
colour of rage
should be green
like her eyes
her mood stone jade
yours a hollow block
you do a little dance
as your pour your heart out
all over the baby
blue B-M-double-U
(double V surely)
as you take flight
your cape flaps
your feet bare
-ly touch the ground
is it a bird?
is it a plane?
no! it's
a relationship starting
a relationship ending
with a bang
27 February, 2021