Monday 15 June 2015

Poem in which everyone wears neck braces

I've seen the future and stylish
orthotics are ubiquitous.
We could not
quit craning toward
our shiny screens so
neckbraces became
must have accessories.
A wristwatch said
you were reliable;
glasses were
intelligent. But 
the neck brace
said something
more important,
passing teeth
and trousers
to be braces
type number one -
and companies
started supporting
as they did with the
tie and blackberry.
The neck brace said:
'I sought necessary
protection in advance
and will not be pursuing
damages'.

Tuesday 2 June 2015

Time travel

I’m you from your future.
I’m you from your past.

My character is the same one that you 
think you created for yourself but 
I was created in different times, 
saw different things and met different people.

We’ll sit and watch Doctor Who
and think of people who exist outside 
of this time travel, and meet some
who are far removed 
from their own planet.