sits                                 waits
softly

in the bruiselight             as rain

sulks down         the river                   

                                                             runs

                                           through weircrest

wraps itself
                            in silence           fisher bird

stirs             studies water
                                              &
                                                 dives

somewhere else                     a door slams shut

Karan Chambers (she/her) is a poet, tutor, and former English teacher. Karan has poems published (or forthcoming) in The London MagazineGutterUnder the Radar14 Magazine, and Banshee. Her debut pamphlet ‘woman | folk’ is available from Salò Press. She can be found at @KaranChambersPoetry.

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