Catt, Graham

Australia, (b. 1963)

PIG

  1. he is eating the head of a pig
  2.  
  3. his eyes are knives, his fingers are teeth
  4.  
  5. he dips the tongue of his spoon
  6. into the pig’s brown blood
  7.  
  8. he lifts spoon to mouth
  9. spoon to mouth
  10.  
  11. draws a mirror of blood on the table
  12.  
  13. he sees himself with pig fingers
  14. and pig nose
  15.  
  16. he sees himself as a pig
  17. eating a human head
  18.  
  19. he devours the eyes
  20. they are his own eyes
  21.  
  22. he chews the ears
  23. they are his own ears
  24.  
  25. he puts the pig’s mouth
  26. into his own mouth
  27.  
  28. and when he swallows
  29. he hears himself scream
 Graham Catt.  Published in Poor Mojo’s Almanac(k). Poetry #147, August 14, 2003.

About the Poet:

Graham Catt (b. 1963) is an Australian poet and writer of short stories and children’s fiction. He is also a member of Adelaide’s long established Friendly Street Poets.

Graham has published several hundred pieces in Australia and overseas, as well as five collections, including Shooting Stars (2001) and The Hieronymus Bosch Shopping Mall (2007). [DES-03/17]

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