Published in Overland Issue 211 Winter 2013 · Uncategorized Take away sonnet Banjo James ‘Our lady of blessed acceleration, don’t fail me now’ The Blues Brothers chasing the golden arches with chux or clothes pegs like sultry fries there’s a reward you may keep driving for if and only if the t-shirts and jeans are hung out then treat yourself a thickshake (a domestic excuse that reminds you you’re still alive) that you crave sex or beef is a mission from god that even her aretha strength can’t handle but respect so only when ‘All I’m Asking is for a Value Meal’ resurrects the tape deck and the sonnet comes fast enough to eat may you pull in the drive thru and john belushi’s working, smiling guilty, warm as any hash brown Banjo James Banjo James is currently studying at the University of Melbourne and hopes to complete his extensive arts degree sometime this year. He writes under his given name. More by Banjo James › 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 18 December 202418 December 2024 · Nakata Brophy Prize Dawning in the rivulet of my father’s mourning Yasmin Smith My father floats words down Toonooba each morning. They arrive to me by noon. / Nothing diminishes in his unfolding, not even the currents in midwinter June. / He narrates the sky prehistorically like a cadence cutting him into deluge. 16 December 202416 December 2024 · Palestine Learning to see in the dark Alison Martin Images can represent a splice of reality from the other side of the world, mirror truths about ourselves and our collective humanity we can hardly bear to face. But we can also use them to recognise the patterns of dehumanisation that have manifested throughout history, and prevent their awful conclusions in the present. To rewrite in real time our most shameful histories before they are re-made on the world stage and in our social media feeds.
