Published 9 December 200911 December 2009 · Main Posts Contemplation (a poem) Koraly Dimitriadis Contemplation of creamy moussaka, or fish and chips. Contemplation of another one child with a male womb. Contemplation of damned souls Orthodox, blessed in a church. Contemplation of Snoop Doggy Dog hum regulating. Contemplation, contemplation, contemplation of numbness dancing in darkness with strobes of lights and blindness. Contemplation of fifty scotches straight when it’s too late for a date and you really should have ate contemplation. Contemplation of her / of scissors to her long perfect strands or maybe her throat contemplation Contemplation of us touching contemplation of us fucking contemplation of a razor to my imperfect olive skin contemplation. © Koraly Dimitriadis Koraly Dimitriadis Koraly is a widely published Cypriot-Australian writer and performer. She is the author of the controversial Love and F**k Poems. Koraly received an Australia Council ArtStart grant. She presents on 3CR radio and has a residency at Brunswick Street Bookstore. Her 2013 La Mama show is Exonerating The Body. She is mentored by Christos Tsiolkas. More by Koraly Dimitriadis › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays 8 November 20248 November 2024 · Poetry Announcing the final results of the 2024 Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers Editorial Team After careful consideration, judges Karen Wyld and Eugenia Flynn have selected first place and two runners-up to form the final results of this year’s Nakata Brophy Prize! 4 October 202418 October 2024 · Main Posts Announcing the Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers 2024 longlist Editorial Team Sponsored by Trinity College at the University of Melbourne and supporters, the Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers, established in 2014 and now in its ninth year, recognises the talent of young Indigenous writers across Australia.