Study I, 2018
Study II, 2018
Study IV, 2018
Study III, 2018
Study VI, 2018
Study V, 2018
Photography: ©John Stadnicki, 2018
Selfie(sh) Culture
selfie
Thought
Just before midnight, in the unpreventable moment
my mother woke up to give birth to me,
I jumped out and spilt her blood on the floor.
My first angry poem, scream at the top of my lungs,
in the pale room.
A dormant city blessed the muddy wreath above the cradle
and
asked me to keep the noise down.
Mother went back to bed.
The following day I learnt to
write on white walls with red letters.
Selfie
I can see how the white cables
come out of your pockets and ears;
you darling keep the headphones
around your neck
with the elegance of a pearl queen;
your bed socks are full of music,
they vibrate when you sit
neatly on your side of the bed.
Under my half of the duvet
I’m in need of sunshine so I look
at the weather updates
every five minutes.
Just in case I fall asleep,
send me a text darling
to declare how much you love me now;
the words you cannot say
when we look at each other
will appear tomorrow
in the printed newsletter
you forward to all your followers.
Photo: John Stadnicki
