Rebirth
A collage poem after Simon Armitage’s ‘The Christening’
Don’t be taken in –
lying motionless on the surface,
coffin-shaped and I nosedive.
Attracted to the galactic emptiness, sometimes,
guided by an unseen force; in many ways
I have seen it all.
The first people to open me up thought my head was full:
fluid; dense wax; balm; my opinions.
My head cools; I have a brain; I am, I am.
Charley Barnes is an author and academic specialising in true crime and crime fiction. Her most recent poetry collection, free bleeding, was co-authored with Wendy Allen and published in February 2024 by Broken Sleep Books. Charley's next novel, A Walk in the Park, is forthcoming with ChocLit in June 2024.
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