You hold it like a lit bulb,
a pound of light,
and swivel the stunned glow
around the fat glass sides:
it's the sun, all flesh and no bones
but for the floating knuckle
attesting to the nature of the struggle.
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The Poetry Book Society recommends
If you enjoy the poetry of Jacob Polley why not try The Light Trap by John Burnside, The Red Wardrobe by Sarah Corbett and Thinking of Happiness by Michael Laskey.