Attempt at Self Portrait
syntax puddle
half-hearted marathon runner with piano key mouth
flea the other fleas would rather not suck blood with
hastily customised avatar for whoever is behind my face
nice cold cup of sarcastic fridge magnet wisdom
drunk note written on phone, forgotten for five months
lengthy self-deprecating anecdote at a rubbish party
jacket you think is cool but you know other people disagree so you don’t wear it, coward
anxious, sickly Instagram filter
slowly unravelling spool of HTML
telltale pornographic science fiction paperback left on psychiatrist’s couch, certain pages folded over
meme you made in Photoshop when you still weren’t really sure what they are
extensively publicised state-of-the-art spider web reveal on Spiderbite Massacre Remembrance Tuesday
wacky face drawn on carelessly with marker pen
Stefan Mohamed is a poet and author based in Bristol. His novels Falling Leaves and the Bitter Sixteen Trilogy are published by Salt Publishing, and poetry collection PANIC! is published by Burning Eye Books. Website is stefmo.co.uk . Tweets: @stefmowords