late afternoon
retch into a black wheelie bin
lean prometheus sharp in certain light
eats mouthfuls of uncertain stars
really just poor reproductions
building site
streetlamp
office block
fairy lights
sit at the junction dreams circle
shelter meal-burgled narrow bodies
a water-cold morning
a disused phone box
pretend to call someone.
Rhys Shanahan is an emerging Welsh poet and workshop facilitator. He performs spoken word and produces music under the alias “Hard-Boiled Wormo.” His work has been featured in the University of Reading Arts Anthology and Nawr Magazine. He is also one of the founders of Dyddiau Du, a Cardiff-based queer and neurodivergent arts and literature