3 short poems by Michael Pollentine

Smoked

smoked fresh air
stars wander through club noise
I throw up

Pulled

Doorway
Pulled
Tongues
Explode
Fingertips
Steal
The curves
Of her dress

Peacock

Sun washes skin
Scary green
A peacock
Nears
My uncertain hand

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Michael Pollentine loves weird fiction, characters that epitomise the freaky nature of the human condition and peculiar landscapes. His main influences (after Iggy Pop lyrics) are David Lynch, Roald Dahl and exploitation movies. He lives in South Wales with his wife and their hamster Betsy.

Photo by Colin Gee

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