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?
© 2004 Gareth Lyn Powell
Gareth Lyn Powell is a science fiction writer living
in the UK, near Bristol. He has had poems published in various small
magazines, including one due in the May 2004 issue of Coffee
House. His first science fiction novel is under consideration
from a publisher, and he is currently working on a second. He has also
recently submitted several short SF stories to various markets. He had
a poem published in the February issue of Aphelion,
and a short story in the May issue. He has also recently had a short
story in the July issue of Quantum Muse and a poem
in the May issue of Coffeehouse Poetry.
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