the mug you spun
at the pottery studio
has a better face
and would do a better job
than the rapey carrot
we elected
president
I told you
I accidentally broke it
washing it
in the sink
but truthfully
I crushed it in my fists
and bloodied
continued my
work.
—
Pattie Flint is a Seattle native currently living in England. She is a bookbinder and editor by trade, and is currently doing research on postcolonial material cultures. In her free time she deeply enjoys writing poetry.
Photo by: Ana Prundaru