KEEP YOUR HEAD ON A SWIVEL (EXCERPT)

Hostile to fun, respect, or proper endings
so find me poolside at Butcher & Singer’s.
I’m wearing my Coachella pastel parka.
The truth appears behind the searching
for a charismatic center. Seethe in silence.
We’ve located the fraudsters; they’re inside.
Why are they here already, you ask yourself.
You know the full truth. They have always
been here and never left, so you’re intruding.
They’re hanging out in your kitchen eating
Bran Flakes with Oat Milk. Yep. Turns out you
invited them in, so aren’t you mad at yourself?
You asked fraudsters to come into your home.
You offered a low-calorie, balanced breakfast,
and now they won’t leave, so who’s to blame?

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from KEEP YOUR HEAD ON A SWIVEL--published by The Creative Writing Department

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By Alex Hampshire 👍