temple
the wrinkles on your forehead
the short hairs that make storms on your legs
a tongue that escapes like a murderer
creases of hands caressed by cut nails
a scab that you turn into a mountain
the mole that’s a hill
red traces of jewellery on wrists and neck
toes that curl just to feel
breasts that look like swollen eyes
and yours divert from mine
it is the pain that endures
Jordan Irvine (they/them) is an Ōtepoti born and Ōtautahi based poet. They have been featured in The Spinoff, bad apple, and Symposia.