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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. the monster

    December 30, 2009 by Mathew Ferguson

    outside my window on morning
    a spiderweb of honey
    woven by a caramel spider
    to catch peppermint flies

    an orange juice dog
    sloshed by
    carrying a chocolate bone
    wet paw-prints down the driveway

    an odd noise
    a flash of … something
    an odour
    marshmallow birds suddenly silent

    i rushed to the door
    of solid candy
    opened it
    turning a bubblegum handle

    outside stood a monster
    human shaped
    but not human
    a staggering suit of meat

    it slobbered something
    with its flesh tongue
    reeking, pink
    and totally revolting

    i slammed the door
    and picked up my honeycomb phone
    dialled the sugarplum police
    with my shaking icecream hands

    after much commotion and shouting
    they killed it with fairyfloss bullets
    i sat inside with my wafer cat
    trembling like a jelly horse

    all clear said the sugarplum police
    but it is not clear at all
    a meaty stain is on my nougat drive
    and the honey spiderweb is broken

    steeling myself, i don my ice-gloves
    and get to scrubbing
    the caramel spider, perhaps inspired
    starts to reweave its honeyweb in hope