pink moon
the night is still / as April's pink moon rises / lying / in his hot and fevered bed / the billionaire will meet an angel / walking in the soft shoes of a nurse / moonlight washes the city / as the hungry cry and shiver / the Thames shimmers / in the shadow of Westminster / as he watches / the nurse pours water / how can he be so blind to miracles / how the angel is the nurse / the hospital is a cathedral / how everything is nothing / and money is nowhere / and your love is here / and your heart is now / and life is a debt / you pay back in kind / and your soul / like a wide hungry mouth / screaming / feed me the truth / the first lesson / a disaster teaches us / is how fragile this is / blood and air / water and bone / with the same / super moon / super moon / with the same / water and bone / blood and air / is how fragile this is / a disaster teaches us / the first lesson / feed me the truth / screaming / like a wide hungry mouth / and your soul / you pay back in kind / and life is a debt / and your heart is now / and your love is here / and money is nowhere / how nothing is everything / the hospital is a cathedral / how the angel is the nurse / how can he be so blind to miracles / the nurse pours water / as he watches / in the shadow of Westminster / the Thames shimmers / as the hungry cry and shiver / moonlight washes the city / walking in the soft shoes of a nurse / the billionaire will meet an angel / in his hot and fevered bed / lying / as April's pink moon rises / the night is still.
‘Pink Moon’ is published in ‘Pessimism is for Lightweights - 30 pieces of Courage and Resistance’ out now with Rough Trade Books. April’s full moon reminds me of this poem, I think it was written around 2020 in lockdown and commissioned by BBC ‘sThe Verb, to me this feels like a poem from another version of time, but some feelings still ringing true in 2025.
Poetry. Books. Gigs.
Poetry & Resistance Exhibition, The Arnolfini
May 8: EXETER | Last Writes, Exeter Library
May 23: LIVERPOOL | WOW Festival
June 15: NOTTINGHAM | Nottingham Poetry Festival
June 30 - July 5: MONIACK MHOR | Writers Retreat, Scotland
July 8: SLIGO | Ciarde Sligo Arts Festival, Ireland
July 11: CORK | West Cork Literary Festival, Ireland
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