Dirty Blonde

Courtenay's Corner2nd March 20222nd March 2022Poetry

Two-pronged claw
squeezing bottleneck —
a pale gold liquid that
drips down her shell.

Wrapped in punch
toned cloth, the roof
painted with rubber eggs
of wild colours and string.

Dirty blonde, twisted —
crashing down,
howling. Eyes shut, blindly
stalking like an animal slaughtered.

Behind a prism, he takes
out his poison dart and
kisses it — beer in his
hoof, pulp exposed.

Originally published by A Thin Slice of Anxiety

Published by Courtenay's Corner

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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