Swimming Lessons Hard as stone, Mexico City I measure you in cruise liners far from the sea and hands wider than the whole of Northumberland grasping at clanking locks, the cats in bin liners are lost in their own little world – warm and burly the night light sea, I swear they dance and what … Continue reading Two poems by Jack Little
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‘Cusp’ by David O’Hanlon
Cusp It was taken by James that first summer. The angle’s pretty low but you can still see the river: that thin dark crack through the background. We’re both sat cross-legged - me knotting grass, you saluting the sun - our knees almost touch like God’s hand and Adam’s… I use it as a … Continue reading ‘Cusp’ by David O’Hanlon