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Lobster

A micro-poem

By Reece BeckettPublished 6 months ago • 1 min read
Lobster
Photo by Uwe Conrad on Unsplash

I’m just a lobster in a pot.

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Boiling without protest.

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Soon to be served to

a salivating,

suitable,

suit-wearing suitor

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they lick their lips and

know my fate.

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Reece Beckett

Poetry and cultural discussion (primarily regarding film!).

Author of Portrait of a City on Fire (2020, Impspired Press). Also on Medium and Substack, with writing featured… around…

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    Written by Reece Beckett