The Men
undress, in white stick-on beards
which will mostly come
unstuck; a flotilla of pale maleness
stark against the dark water
the men need to be noticed
their shrieks
echo
across the empty harbour
bodies pinched, in crimson pants
mini Santas, all
Katrina Naomi – first published in Magma, issue no 88, 2024. And soon to be published in Battery Rocks, Seren Books, July 2024.
