Published in Overland Issue 248 Spring 2022 · Poetry Poetry | Wednesday at Gunyah Sarah Pearce i’d like to count two million freckles as a mindfulness exercise fat yellow moon slung low across the water jordan peterson says not beautiful rosewater spreads across the sunset sky brit mum still hopeful after four miscarriages, one in toilet morning sun glints fierce and wide from the ripples amber heard colluded with the dog i wrap myself around my coffee as hard as i can try to keep from lying through my teeth there’s a tern sunning itself on the end of the jetty victoria beckham says thin is old-fashioned megan fox celebrates birthday wearing dress if you mess with the beaver you get the cleaver freezing sea winds upon impact for a second i wonder will i make it Sarah Pearce Sarah Pearce is a poet and researcher from Tarndanya/Adelaide. Her work appears in Aeternum, Outskirts, Meniscus, writing from below, TEXT, The Suburban Review and various anthologies. She has held residencies at Adelaide City Library, FELTspace gallery and Gunyah and performed at Blenheim and Adelaide Fringe Festivals. Her writing concerns female embodiment, the Gothic, queer narrative(s) and mental health. More by Sarah Pearce › 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!