poem | Elena Knox

196 coverOVERLAND 196
spring 2009
ISBN 978-0-9805346-3-4
 published 22 August 2009


Salacia

she whales into the carpark

harries
through shallows

her heart’s in a plastic bag

caught casing
reefs of crisps

lovesongs loosed from cans
her hands sprout hijacked

speech bubbles she
placards her demands:

bread

and the hatchback’s drifting, so
mind her jumping the line?

— it’s high tide outside

Elena Knox is a poet, musician, filmmaker and performance artist based in Sydney and Berlin. www.lull.net.au
© Elena Knox
Overland 196-spring 2009, p. 43

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