Two Poems by Jane Ormerod

Listen to the distance

Two nights I lay
because his father said low
a neighbour said high
and my sister said nothing

Two days later, she tipped me up
said I'm speaking now and so listen up
I can see through curtains
feel through bathrobes

I nodded, I squirmed and I pissed

Come show me your genitals, those generals, your labours lost
the rocks you rot, the cradle lain, your mother's filth, a job lot runt

She cried
Show me your marriage stare, your prick-a-mix, your frail tail white

And she laughed and she screamed and she laughed

So I'm lying low, head bound, curled
A mug's game, it's (blank) and it's never

Rabbits

If I'm happy you're happy I'm happy you're happy happy happy I'm happy you're happy happy happy I'm happy you're happy happy happy as rabbits happy little rabbits happy happy chocolate brown rabbit rabbits in the park happy happy chocolate brown rabbit rabbits happy happy happy in the park happy happy all brown happy happy rabbits happy happy last year happy happy rabbit happy happy ran away happy from his cage happy from his house happy happy bounded happy happy through a hole happy in the fence happy happy fled happy happy to the park happy happy dodged the foxes happy long enough happy happy and now happy happy every month happy when I stroll happy through the flowers happy happy there are more happy happy more brown happy rabbits happy happy less grey happy happy rabbits happy looking >all happy happy in my eyes happy happy in my eyes happy happy happy happy in my eyes happy as we all make happy happy like rabbits happy happy rabbits rabbits rabbits rabbits happy little rabbits rabbits rabbits rabbits rabbits rabbits

About the author:
I was born on the south coast of England and now live in New York City. My poetry and prose has appeared in US and UK publications including Dirt, failbetter, eratio postmodern poetry, Poetz.com and Unpleasant Event Schedule. My website is www.janeormerod.com.