A poem
is all filler, no killer.
A poem
is a tattoo
I can’t commit to.
A poem
is a proxy.
A poem
is a wound
I’m airing.
A poem
is the last thing
I didn’t take off.
A poem
is a bowl
for a leak.
A poem
is a password
I can’t remember.
A poem
is a graveyard
I keep visiting.
A poem
is a slow blink
(but words).
A poem
is a secret
I tell everyone.
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Poppy Cockburn is a writer and communications creative based in Margate, UK. Her most recent poetry chapbook, titled Liquid Crystal Lovesick Demon, was published by Broken Sleep Books in 2023. Elsewhere, she’s been published by Perverse, The Rialto, Spam Zine, If a Leaf Falls Press, Rough Trade Books, NEW: The Journal of American Poetry and others. She posts micro poems on Instagram @tru_romank.
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