Surreal Elements in a Relationship
Surreal Elements in a Relationship
He wore jeans
and a singlet
boots and a watch
which he hung
over the chair
like a Dali watch
it grew bigger
and bigger
while I grew
smaller
and smaller
he said my
moustache
made me look
like a man
I said his
moustache
made him
look absurd
I draped myself
over the back
of the chair
he drove off
in a fury
and left me there.
Christine Paice
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6 mins
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