A POEM by MIKE HICKMAN

poetry
Written By Veronica Bennett

The Butterfly Bleeds

Knife twists Deep

Flowersap Seep

Choked by Foul Weeds

The Butterfly Bleeds

Sword cuts Sharp

Slices Light from Dark

Fuck the Children’s Needs

For the Butterfly Bleeds

Neck Stretch High

Grasps Air from Sky

Cut by Razor Vines

Velvet Torrent Shines

Stems Tear and Twist

Sharp Iron Kissed

All the World Succeeds

When the Butterfly Bleeds

Mike Hickman is a writer from York, England. He has written for Off the Rock Productions (stage and audio), including a recent play about Groucho Marx. He has been published in EllipsisZine, the South Shore Art and Literary Review, Bitchin’ Kitsch, the Cabinet of Heed, the Potato Soup Journal, and Red Fez.

Veronica Bennett
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