The Friday Poem: ‘Carmine’ by Victoria Lewis
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A new poem by Wellington poet Victoria Lewis.
Carmine
well – the cherries appeared quietly
there on the kitchen bench
as if to smile and say i love you,
and you dared to forget
those gleaming fruit form a prayer, a devotion
bloody on the inside, taut on the out
eat me, eat me, amen. tie the stem in a
knot with your tongue and stay another night won’t
you please? the same as fuck you is a
love letter if you say it with your chest
a city razed is but a pasture for the horses
to retake–the way that ubiquitous slides
around your teeth is just that, too:
ubiquitous indeed darling, ubiquitous!
say it again! ubiquitous all around you
and sanguine juice between my teeth
The Friday Poem is edited by Chris Tse. Submissions are currently closed.
Victoria Lewis
Victoria Lewis is a writer, student, and bartender currently studying at Victoria University of Wellington. Her writing is inspired by dysfunctional families, bad TV, and the highs and lows of working in hospitality.
