FEAR
The tattoo
of your fist
on my skin
still lingers;
some nights
I feel it itch
and the fear
that always comes
with it, the fear
your fist burst
inside me wide.
CONSUMED
Grief consumes my heart,
a cancer devastating
all in its indifferent path,
almost a kissing cousin
to the cancer
that took you from me,
savage and swiftly.
Edward Lee’s poetry, short stories, non-fiction and photography have been published in magazines in Ireland, England and America, including The Stinging Fly, Skylight 47, Acumen, The Blue Nib and Poetry Wales. His play ‘Wall’ was part of Druid Theatre’s Druid Debuts 2020. His debut poetry collection “Playing Poohsticks On Ha’Penny Bridge” was published in 2010. He is currently working towards a second collection.
He also makes musical noise under the names Ayahuasca Collective, Orson Carroll, Lego Figures Fighting, and Pale Blond Boy.
His blog/website can be found at https://edwardmlee.wordpress.com
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