Very Bad Archive
On Encountering a Terrestrial Flatworm
Matt Jasper
Stray worm,
The plinth of labor’s brow
Is furrowed by your spry retort—
The half I halved
With my fair spade
Is crawling South
While you head North
Expanded by my thoughtless act
To two from one—a birth of sorts
Exhorted from the cells themselves
As tears extracted from remorse
Flow down my cheeks I pray epithelial
Skin is risen to this task—
To build for one a brand new head,
To grow its twin an ass.
Matt Jasper has published 2 more terrible poems since joining on 30/11/99. Read more of Matt's terrible poetry at the anthology. Here are three of Matt's latest works: