after Alison Flett
chlorine and filtergulp
toes grubwhite rawpad
slapstep on pebbleedge
hotskin coldskin dive
drygrass and prickleburr
cousinshriek knifesharp
can’tswim uncle shallowend
pooledge jesuschrist
bodybrown and slipperyseal
diplegs kink bubbleblue
tongue hotchip saltburn
iceblock orangesmile
sisterpink and babyoil
hollowcheek mum cigdrag
wobblehouse on watershine
mozziepot flameflinch
brutalblue and heavyheat
auntgossip smokecurl
last simple summery
toosoon skinfret body-worry
Rachael Mead is a poet, short story writer and arts critic living in South Australia. Her poetry collections include The Flaw in the Pattern (UWAP 2018), The Sixth Creek (Picaro Press 2013) and she has a collection of short fiction forthcoming in 2020.