Holly Pollard
Temporary Shores
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The shape and sound of the edge. Felt,
in the mesmerising back and forth.
In the naff hopes of coin push arcade games,
the swelling chest.
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Of change, pennies and wishes. Of redeeming
a fiver badly spent. Sea-side attraction.
The dregs of the mermaid’s purse turn
over themselves.
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And again – I arrive to set out my fears,
to still rot in watery luck.
To shore against, my winnings
slippery and wet.
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Holly Pollard is a writer and artist from Dorset, UK, currently living in Mexico City. Her work has been featured in lit.202, TERRIBLE magazine, and The Horizon Magazine, among others.
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