Hyperhidrosis
ephemeral tides
of a faulty sweat-tap
bits of rubbish
wastepaper
with lives of their own
to form
a gallery
accidental sculptures
accidental
shapes escape
plop and drop
to land
celebrating moisture
drop from crevices
or fall flightless
where moisture and
matter
work together
witches or ghosts
or even a dancing
jesus
we can dispute
telling a tale
or archetypes
making me smile
to his drumbeat
and jesus dance
to his tune
celebrate
their ephemeral
mayfly lives
cast-off words falling to the ground.
Kate Rigby is widely published and has been writing for over four decades. She writes mainly gritty or retro novels, but also non-fiction, short stories and poetry. She recently co-edited a hard-hitting poetry book on disability assessments.