Visual poems are a challenge to publish online because it’s hard to maintain spacing. I’m sharing this one as an image, but the text is included below it, as well as in in the alt-text. Tip: try it in reverse order! As always, thanks for reading the words I put out into the universe. –Sonia
Text (without spacing):
never you never between bricks and mortar show yourself
true
self
say
truth?
Yes-Man yes to everyone knocking hands elbows out
in demand business
stocks the best now
everyone wants a piece of
time
the words the right words
yeswhenofcourseillbethere
give them your minutes and
the whole
damn clock
keep up, now,
can you standup sleeping, love,
be the star burn -ing out inside the walls
with the rest
always never always
full stop.
beyond, remember,
another version one cresting over
buildings brick and mortar
unbuilt you outside open
beautiful
inside-out
mess
of constellations
missing one piece
for now
show yourself
never
say
you
never say
Sonia Nicholson 