Living In The Past

By Gareth Lyn Powell

Those damn trilobites
have been going through
the bins again.

I try shaving but don't
look any different,
only paler.

Two days stubble,
the smell of sleep
and cigarettes.

What other souvenirs
Did I collect?

Bio:

I am a science fiction writer living in the UK, near Bristol. I've had poems published in various small magazines, including one due in the May 2004 issue of Coffee House. My first science fiction novel is under consideration from a publisher, and I'm currently working on a second. I have also recently submitted several short SF stories to various markets. I had a poem published in the February issue of Aphelion, and a short story in the May issue. I have also recently had a short story in the July issue of Quantum Muse and a poem in the May issue of Coffeehouse Poetry.

You can E-mail Gareth Lyn Powell at: garethlpowell@btinternet.com

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