Compatibility
after David Smail
did you get magic growing up?
not superstitious just life stuff
shown to you
like white feather, how to relate to owl above bike, how to look after your books?
no books, or few books?
how were you taught to relate to a pond? (newts+netting+bloody cat?)
can i scratch n sniff how wonder was impressed upon you i want to
know how confidently you wonder
externally
how you orient yourself re.
these specimens i lay before you – beach/sex/moshpit/swimming/sea glass/dancing?
if i point out that sparrow will you tell me it’s symbolic?
(don’t do that please ha)
were you schooled in collective or individual magic, or a mixture of both?
it would be nice if we could jointly wring some delight from this whole thing
me, i like my magic outward, ok? ricocheting lively like a pebble
Ruby Lawrence (she/her) is a writer from Yorkshire now based in Glasgow, with a background in writing for stage/performance. She is currently studying the MLitt in Creative Writing at The University of Glasgow. Her poetry has been published by The Moth Magazine, Pilot Press, PERIODICALS, and others. She is a graduate of The Writing Squad. Her website can be found at www.rubylawrencewriter.
