Selected poems
Hack
hack the mind of poet's turned prophet finda masterpiece of imagination must-have metaphorminefield of outrage indignation
a rose or twounseemly unrequited lust an unspecified longingfor someone else's worn skin
documents and data points unsent submissionsrejection files failed epicslyrics waiting for rebirth as song
unrecognised match dreams to illusionand dreams can be used against the dreamer
dreams use photos and scars as data pointsbuy and sell privacy forgotten algorithm platformsthree strikes hack you're out
Roundabouts
on the Circle driving around the Parliamentsecond time around and not sure where to get off or where they get off in the Big House talking talking round and round
you say it's all swings and roundabouts a circumlocutory carousel a beauty of tautologymovement continuity exhausting periphrastic traffic circle suckingout our oxygen
when all we expect want is neat lines, hospital corners the breathing space of four-way intersections slowing stop to turn
no pause to merge roundabout way of saying you will never be us
Three tanka
shortest day passesout of synch with mid-winterstill to comesub-zero morningsfrozen pipes daffodils
archiving precious notespaper to USB stick —tech equipment obsoleteovernight access portssegue to the Cloud
our Parliamenthunkers down turtle ostrichon Capital Hillwars are world businessfall out our turn to clean up
Sandra’s poetry includes a range of critique and commentary on issues such as war, guns, gender, refugees, and gay and lesbian politics. Her recent publication Acting Like a Girl is published by Recent Work Press 2019