Chris’s life, as directed by Ken Russell
Ever since Ken Russell started directing my life
it’s been one explosion after another
And one morning I woke
to find an anteater on my chest
tearing at my throat
‘That’s the anteater of self doubt’
explained Ken, who was standing
beside my wardrobe
just out of shot
(Poem previously published in Sport.)
The Tuesday poem thing really took of last week, with 12 poets joining in. This week there may be even more. Visit O Audacious Book (www.mary-mccallum.blogspot.com) for a list of Tuesday poems. I'll probably add some links later, when I get home from work.
Tuesday poets:
Mary McCallum
Janice Freegard
claire beynon
harvey molloy
helen heath (new)
tim jones
cilla mcqueen - nz poet laureate - who posts monday, wednesday, friday
fifi colston
ilikesweating (new)
paradoxical cat
Vespersparrow
kay mckenzie cooke
penelope todd
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4 comments:
Just the right amount of surprise and light. Deft and concise; a dream-like snatch.
Thanks very much Kay!
Nice one! I woke up with that thing on my chest this morning. Glad to have it identified.
Thanks, and remember that you're bigger than the anteater (I think?).
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