ALEC JAMES WRIGHT
Anarchistic aphids abound
aroused and awkward
asking artists about
alimony Billions—
BUT be brave
bustling before busted bulging
broad big brained benevolent
bent broken CARNIVORES.
Cursed cracked creaking
Columbian coffee cradlers
causing commotion censoring
calculated corrupt Devotion.
deMoralised dangling destitute
dew drop drinkers
drip delivering dread
down doomed dark
Eventides.
Entrenched entitled entities
engorging effervescent excess,
evil-entwining-ego
exterminating each
exploited Fawn.
Fallacious flawed foundations
forging faithfully flagrant
free falling frightened
fecund fame Generations.
Glutinous grave grabbers grope
groomed gallant glamour gods,
grip grasping genuinely gifted
glory gene Humans.
Harm harbingers harvest
hoodwinked honest heroes;
how hope has housed
hungry haunted Insects.
Insidious internal interests,
imbibe indignant ichor,
immobilise I d e al s,
illuminate Junk.
Joyless-jargon-jousters
jeer jagged Judas jewels
juxtaposing justified
jam jacketed Kickbacks.
Kaleidoscopic Kodak Killers
Kidnapping kindness.
Kiss knuckling knowledge.
Knife knocking Life.
Lie loving liars lacerate
lovers like ly-canthropes,
looming lying lunging leeching
lust laden Machinations.
Meagre mould merchants
monopolise meaty monstrous
mechanical melodramas—machining
MOREMOREMORE:
NEWS.
Nefarious neo-n narcissists
nuzzle nose numbing
nuclear nasal needs
neglecting noxious
nauseous Omens.
Oily oxygen orphans ordain
oppressive orange oligarchs,
omitting obscene opinions,
orienting oblivious
Patriotism.
Pernicious pallid poltergeists
parade petrified plagued photos,
purporting powerless pitiful people
pacifying painful pertinent
Questions.
Quasi quality query quests
quantify quaking-quarrels²
quashing quintessential quiet
quenching quavering
quelled Resolutions.
Ruinous riotous ruffians rouse
rough rising raucous reticent;
revivifying recycled,
rust ravaged Sabotage.
Stifle stench scented
slogged salacious smut stacks,
sifting serendipitous—
summer sucking Termites.
Tell the truth
Truth tells
The truth tells the truth
Tell the truth trhtu.
Upholstered Undergrowth ‘Underdogs’
1. Unearthed, u-n-s-t-i-t-c-h-e-d, unravelled
2. Unfastened, u.n.b.u.t.t.o.n.e.d, unfolded
3. ‘un’|domesticated|, ‘un’adulterated, ‘un’violated
Vice varnished villains vilify Want.
voiceless vanquished victims Worth.
venerating vulgar vile Wealth.
VOGUE virtue value w— Warfare.
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Yesteryear yolk yielders yanking,
youth yabbering yes yappers yerking,
yawling yardstick yawners yelping,
yammering yuppie zealots zoutching—
Zeitgeist Zoo!
Tell the truth.
Alec James Wright is a Sydney based poet and screenwriter who lives on Darug land. He writes about themes of unity, uprising, modernity, and catharsis, finding inspiration for his work through ekphrasis and connecting with the natural world. In 2022, he was longlisted for the Future Leaders Writing Prize.
