Garema Place
By Megan Cartwright
Head close to cracked, the junkie backflips.
His girlfriend—crescent moon midriff and sway back—
teeters barefoot at an invisible crevasse.
Gap-toothed, the woman in a baseball cap sells The Big Issue.
The bigger issue is the corporate douche, polyester suit
beer slicked. Wild-eyed, he dares passers-by: This is comedy.
Megan Cartwright (she/her) is an Australian author and Literature teacher. Her poetry has featured in publications including Contemporary Verse 2, Cordite Poetry Review, Island Magazine and The Opiate.