By Ash Lindop
–
Excuse me while I curl my quiff.
I’m neither flaccid, nor stiff,
but stuck in Limbo with a Cricket.
–
This Cricket leapt up with a giddy delight:
“Hey, you wanna’ fight?”
And I’m like:
“You’re a cricket, right?”
Right.
–
The Looking Glass became
Pint Sized.
And in my mind’s eye
not even time flies.
Fine.
–
While graciously salacious
this Cricket may be,
I think it’s rather silly.
–
It is quite
the task
to stay
behind
this mask.
They say we’ve all
gone mad here,
and that’s that!
Ash Lindop is 24 and in his third year of reading sociology/psychology combined honours at MMU Cheshire. You can find more of his work here on his wordpress blog. He also has a selection of spoken word and vocalist poetry here on his soundcloud page.
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