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  1. two suns

    February 18, 2011 by Mathew Ferguson

    waking up after a long night of drinking
    i found myself in a desert
    near a forest
    under a cloudy sky

    still fully dressed
    feeling thirsty
    feeling ill
    too much tequila

    shuffle to the edge of the forest
    like a stupid zombie
    and i saw shreds of leather
    laying under a tree

    a little further on, a shirt
    buttons scattered
    a worrying jagged tear
    a disturbing brown stain

    a few metres away something rusting
    hard edges, cracked glass
    vague recollection
    dials and levers

    the seat squeaked as I sat down
    a memory slapped me and ran away
    a weird man wanting something last night
    i was telling him about the Beatles, for tequila reasons

    everything here is old, so very farm shed rusted
    i scout the area, see a shoe
    barely glance at it
    look hard when I see there is still a foot in it

    i run to the edge of the forest
    back to the desert, feeling sick
    the clouds clear and now I’m frantic
    under two suns


  2. tree

    March 6, 2010 by Mathew Ferguson

    clicheand i guess if I’m really honest
    i’d say i need you baby
    or something else cliché
    perhaps about the desert and the rain

    maybe this is better:
    i was driving home, four hours
    and i thought of you with another
    and i really wanted to drive into a tree