Published in Overland Issue 239 Winter 2020 · Poetry two monitors Zoe Kingsley i two monitors the cop & neighbour in your head duplicity in systems the sprinkler is wetting everything ii you’re a texan now ownership, sitting on the horse rock hudson stroking the fringe the pink & blue blankets the rabbits hanging from the belt buckle iii sorry we missed you august orange stickiness on the kitchen table soup splatter on the floors & black mould in the grout, its beige breakfast beige weetbix beige tea iv corn jack catherine keener grey sky & splattered seagull on the road zombie customers v a lost year is good to have Read the rest of Overland 239 If you enjoyed this piece, buy the issue Or subscribe and receive four brilliant issues for a year Zoe Kingsley Zoe Kingsley is a writer based in Narrm/Melbourne. Her poetry and essays can be read in publications such as Cordite Poetry Review, Rabbit, The Happy Hypocrite and Textual Practice. She is deputy editor (poetry) at The Suburban Review. More by Zoe Kingsley › 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 6 November 20246 November 2024 · Poetry TV Times Kate Lilley I try out for Can Can after school / knowing I’m not cut out for the high kicks / Ballads chansons show tunes ok / I can belt out Judy Garland and all the songs from Oliver / “Who Will Buy”/”As Long as He Needs Me” / Wher-e-e-e-ere is love 25 October 20244 November 2024 · Poetry Phar Lap Ender Başkan we have a horse in our shed dad look dad me and gabe are feeding him grass he likes grass he eats grass and chaff dad gabe said his name is phar lap dad come on phar lap! i got some grass for yooooou!
