through the sound of screaming
oblivious to the mosquito humming
in a land of malaria
love in a time of cholera
the slap of defibrillator paddles
sticky against my chest.
By Eleanor Jackson
Eleanor Jackson is a Filipino Australian poet, performer, arts producer, cyclist, writer, gal about town, feminist, freewheeler, and friend.
this is so amazingel
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:37:48 +0000 To: oneamazingworld@sympatico.ca
thank you Eli, you’re always very generous!