Zarah Butcher-McGunnigle — Sweet Mammalian

expensive coat, cheap shoes

need to find someone else to be in love with

i want skinned knees right now.

now i want i want scabs on my knees

i love yr world

ceramic door to ceramic cliff

i can’t tell if u are ignoring me or not...

could u just tell me if u are...

i want u to be safe

even if u don’t love me.

i’m going to give u a crystal to strengthen ur base chakra

quietly i take my rectangular shape and fold it into thirds

fake flowers begin to wilt

how long must i wait to be abandoned

newfangled sickly green

pressing pumpkin orange

never-ending orchid

some ppl like to have fun but that’s not for me

i see u have abandoned your blog

yes i am sentimental, someone’s got to be

if there’s a nice spot in hell i hope u get it

Zarah Butcher-McGunnigle

Zarah Butcher-McGunnigle (b. 1990) lives in Auckland. Her first book is Autobiography of a Marguerite (Hue & Cry Press, 2014).

Tim Grgec