I. SECRET POEM [Written in white ink on a closed
black box]
The content of this poem
is invisible
and known only
to the writer
II. BURIAL
Going
going
gone
the author is gone
do you need him
III. BELIEF [Printed on a signed, notarised and
officially sealed statement]
These words
have no artistic merit,
no irony,
no point
IV. DETAILS [Printed as a label on a sealed cylinder]
This poem was written on July 18
It has six lines
and asks what a poem is
and whether you really need to see it
If a viewing is still desired,
push down the marked end of the cylinder
and twist firmly to remove the cap
V. TELEPATHIC POEM
Read my mind
and then write down
the poem you find there
I leave it up to you
whether to claim the credit
or not
(from “The God in the Box”, Agàpe Publications, 2003)
Poetry, poem, speculative poetry, science fiction poetry, Australian poetry, British poetry
S.C. Flynn 