Poem of the Week: Your Nails
There will always be
someone to promise you Manhattan
Age-reversal tonics
Nirvana
tasty crepes
wonderful children
tickets to the Super Bowl
perfectly sculptured nails
but only I
can make no promises
and still wake
with you tomorrow.
Reflections
Everyone was there
my mum who put me up for adoption then died from cancer
my mum who raised me then died from old age
my brother who still is my favourite human who died of AIDS
my girlfriend who killed herself in 1987
my girlfriend who killed herself in 1972
my master teacher who died of a brain tumour
my master teacher who killed herself
my dog (puppy) who chased another dog whilst in heat never to return
We shared a glass of liquid light
talked about the old days
and how strange it was
that I was still alive
when the plan had always been
that I would go first
and meet all of them
after I had set the table
for this our final meal together.
8-20-1994, Victor Harbor, South Australia
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Terrell Neuage is a poet, photographer, and digital artist based in Adelaide, South Australia. His work spans romantic picture poems, travel blogs, and personal narratives. His best-selling book, Leaving Australia, explores his life as a hippie in the 1960s, a single parent, and an adventurer across Australia, China, and the USA.