Poetry: Dust Of Nothing By Edward Lee

Dust Of Nothing

 

Whose shed skin

formed the dust

in this room

no one has ever

lived in, my fingers 

writing nonsense

on the covered mirror

we bought together,

before your body

began its private journey

to dust and dirt

and everything in-between.

 

 

 

 

 

Edward Lee's poetry, short stories, non-fiction and photography have been published in magazines in Ireland, England and America, including The Stinging Fly, Skylight 47, Acumen, A Thin Slice Of Anxiety and Poetry Wales. His poetry collections include A Foetal Heart, Bones Speaking With Hard Tongues, To Touch The Sky And Never Know The Ground Again and The Heart As Dust Lost In The Wind. He also makes musical noise under the names Ayahuasca Collective, Orson Carroll, Lego Figures Fighting, and Pale Blond Boy. His blog/website can be found at https://edwardmlee.wordpress.com