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On Being A White Square

from Same Coin by Helên Thomas

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By Helên Thomas (Published in 'The Ugly Tree' Poetry 'zine issue 19 and also in 'Best of Manchester Poets', published by Puppywolf, 2010)

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I'm a crisp linen tabel cloth lovingly laundered,

A communion wafer that’s strangely four cornered,

I’m a canvas primed for a colourful brush,

Or a fresh fall of snow before treading to slush,

For industrious Inuit I am a brick,

I’m a glue-crafting child’s chiselled Pritt Stick,

I’m a slippery, hard slab of heart stopping lard,

Or a mini, hotel fridge cooling the bar,

I’m a wedding cake, frosted, its details awaiting,

I’m a Christmas card ice-rink ready for skating,

Perhaps I’m a sugar lump plopped into tea,

Or an empty price tag on something that’s free,

I’m a synthetic moon for mass manufacture,

A monologue’s script improvised by an actor,

I’m a homemade cube of peppermint cream,

The record of last night’s unrecalled dream,

I’m next year’s photograph album’s first page,

I’m an old lady’s age.

I’m a gallon of milk in a transparent tank,

An ungrateful person’s letter of thanks,

I’m a naked calendar lacking a date,

I’m the nouvelle cuisine emperor’s new plate,

I’m an anorexic’s favourite menu,

The last man on earth’s party venue,

A four walled tunnel’s end that’s in sight,

Might be, maybe, a square of light.

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from Same Coin, released July 24, 2019
Words: Helên Thomas
Music: Spliced and manipulated by Helên Thomas using samples donated by Owen J.

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Helên Thomas UK

Reformed poet. Woman one from wonky synth duo Tingle In The Netherlands.
You will find dark, difficult, experimental music here and by way of a total contrast, some up tempo poetry for children and, if I can find it all, an ad hoc archive of randomness for grown ups and idiots.
Make of this what you will. Note to parents: not all of the adult poems are suitable for children. Please supervise. ... more

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