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\nbeside you as you drive\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 it\u2019s in the back\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bubble wrapped
\nI\u2019m tearing the box\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 popping bags of nuts and bolts\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 but
\nreally i am admiring the neighbour\u2019s washing line\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you
\nfinger the instructions\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sort the wood by size\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I\u2019m knee
\nbound looking for a screw below the fridge\u00a0\u00a0 you\u2019re building
\nI\u2019m carrying things\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 putting things down\u00a0\u00a0 you\u2019re building
\ntill we argue\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I say \u2018I don\u2019t care anyway\u2019 and storm off\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 it
\nleans like a man about to jump to his death\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 afterwards we
\nwatch a film\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 as the sex scene creeps in\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 we fall to library
\nsilence\u00a0\u00a0 your eyes look anywhere but at me\u00a0\u00a0 like I\u2019m your
\ndog\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 shitting\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 we cannot find the position our fingers used
\nto fit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 so I compliment our IKEA shelving unit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 my eyes
\nskirt beyond the slanting base\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 that night I dream we are
\nstanding in the pouring rain\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 pretending not to get wet<\/p>\n
\nArji Manuelpillai<\/strong>: I\u2019m a poet and educator in London. Some people like my poems those people include Rialto, Prole,\u00a0 Lighthouse Journal and Cannon\u2019s Mouth<\/em>. I have also been shortlisted for Live Canon Prize and The Robert Graves Prize and finally i am a Jerwood Arvon mentee currently.<\/p>\n