Altar to white
\nBrown
\nGreying skin<\/p>\n
Floating glass
\nSwans
\nNeon light
\nIn sacred water<\/p>\n
She
\nThe Bacall
\nThe strung out Audrey<\/p>\n
Leaving leopard skin
\nOf bruises
\nLipstick marks<\/p>\n
He
\nThe Astaire
\nThe old blue eyes<\/p>\n
Them
\nFaded green hair
\nGuardian angel
\nSafety and vodka<\/p>\n
Red rooms
\nMade of
\nGlass and
\nVinyl<\/p>\n
Caress us with
\nMisfit comfort<\/p>\n
The pock marks
\nOf age
\nSoften
\nIn the smog
\nOf the soft and hard
\nFlesh<\/p>\n
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CAITLIN MCKENZIE<\/strong> is an emerging poet based in Barrie, Ontario. She has had her poetry published in the second and third issues of The Northern Appeal<\/a><\/em>, Tower Poetry Society<\/a><\/em> and now Sewer Lid<\/a><\/em>!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Altar to white Brown Greying skin Floating glass Swans Neon light In sacred water She The Bacall The strung out Audrey Leaving leopard skin Of bruises Lipstick marks He The Astaire The old blue eyes Them Faded green hair Guardian… Continue Reading
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