Prelude

Courtenay's Corner27th January 202227th January 2022Poetry

After Frank O’Hara

on that Friday night
you queued up for fried chicken
your jacket was beige
your reflection softened by
the city lights of white night

every bite gave way
to the likeness of my breasts
your calcified breath
trembled like custard jelly
coming through a shower head

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Born and raised in the North of England, Courtenay Schembri Gray reared her head as a budding poet with a penchant for the macabre. After finding a kinship in the rich verse of Sylvia Plath, Courtenay has amassed a grand amount of publishing credits. Her poetry collection, The Maggot on Maple Street, was published by Anxiety Press in 2023. Twitter: @courtenaywrites Website: www.courtenayscorner.com View all posts by Courtenay's Corner

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