(1) "ungossamered/ from the epidural roots"

(MTC Cronin, Prayers without a god)

through trapdoors

words

talking to themselves

or not

images cloven from cold pizza

graffiti sprayed with Chopin's blood

a German flowerpot

might have understood

or not

(2) "Are you writing on tissue papers, May?"

"Not yet Michael, not yet."

(May Carrol, There's nothing worse…)

He said I get younger

every time he sees me.

I guess I can't stop him,

but I'm a bit worried -

If he keeps looking,

will he change my nappy?

(3) "once wood"

(Katherine Lomer, Extraction of Arrows)

The beauty of your voice

made me forget

the ugliness of paper

marked with black

And when the dark archer

seeks another target,

may the sun behind

hide you from his sight.