Head: A Poem

Photo by Faizan on Unsplash

My head weighs as much as a Christmas

turkey. Imagine my head on a platter,

the waiter staggering under its weight.

Yet the memories inside my skull are lighter

than gossamer; they drift like weightless birds

on a warm updraft, or slowly become invisible.

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Sherryl Clark - writer, editor, poet.

Writer, editor, book lover — I've published many children's books and three crime novels for adults so far. I edit other people's fiction and poetry.