Bottled eyes
I am here in this hover of flowers
counting eyelashes
and fingers and toes,
before I knew it I couldn’t breathe
for I lost my heart
in the quivering pollen.
Michelle Wareham is an Australian born poet living in London writing to express the strange and the ordinary that conflicts inside like duelling conquistadors. She has written two novellas (Leatherback and Under Gaslight – the latter shortlisted in Amazon’s curated Kindle Single List, 2014.) Her poetry has appeared in small presses online, such as streetcakemagazine.com, and print – eg The Journal this autumn/winter. Facebook: /MichWareham Instagram: /nadir_nascent