Jack Houston
just dessert
it was then that
they reached
across the
table & jammed
a finger
into the firm
swirl of
my custard
& digit glistening
withdrew
to lick
that index
slowly &
purposefully
clean
while I stared
down &
watched
their knuckle’s
circumference
smoothly
ooze closed
Jack Houston works for Hackney’s public libraries where he hosted an online lockdown poetry workshop. His work has appeared in The Butcher’s Dog, Finished Creatures, Magma, Poetry London, The Rialto and Stand, a number of others and do well in the odd competition. He has work forthcoming in the Eunoia Review, SPOONFEED and The Times Literary Supplement. A debut pamphlet of poetry is due from The Emma Press in March 2022.
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