a crucifix reflected

Danny Gentile

a crucifix reflected

in the window

of a laundromat

and a hat

on a stand

at the hairdresser

I wish the night

was over as I

return home

in a covering

of scarves thinner

than my reflection

and colder than

the blue light from

the butcher’s shop

where a metal

lawn sits enfolded

by a plastic garden

a false

green waiting

for a dawning of blood

DANNY GENTILE (he/him) is a poet from Newcastle, NSW. His first collection of poetry, The Icicle Tree, was published by Flying Island Press in 2019. His second collection, Eyelet, is currently under submission to publishers. His poetry has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. He lives at Mayfield, Newcastle with his family and three German Short Haired Pointers.