The Bookcase
The bookcase
has been replaced with
another bookcase
The new thing is made in Sweden
and assembled
in the wet dreams of code breakers
and psychiatrists
I try
all the bits are there
I thumb tiny pieces of metal
into crude wooden holes
the ‘designated ports of joinery’ I believe they’re called
Before we know it
we have a coffin shaped box
in the middle of the floor
The inevitable heated exchange ensues
planning ideas are slung back and forth
with the girlfriend
she’s flustered and gorgeous
I’m half erect and inappropriate
– which is more than can be said about the cheap furniture
and then I pause
Wow
look at us all grown up
we’ve made it
we’re finally fighting
about things
that don’t matter
Danny D Ford a.k.a The Unfolding Head is from Bristol (most charming city in the UK) but is currently based in Bergamo, Italy (relatively unheard of destination that cheap airlines refer to as Milan, which it isn’t). He is regularly involved with spoken word events and has had poetry, illustration and photography published in various niche titles. Since April 2012 he has exhibited works from the three mediums mentioned and is part of the team behind Bergamo’s first open-mic night ‘Dust Your Broom’.