Undiscovered Cupboard

Charlie Dougherty

28 Feb 2024

"Undiscoverd Cupboard"

What do I want?
Stop
look inside the cabinet
let my eyes adjust
to the darkness
slight lemon in the air
smile and say its alright,
I know you’re there.

A quick flash of brown
was that what I want?
I don’t know
It could be
felt right
but

What’s the line
between easy
and rich
painless and pleasure

Take a beat
what did I really see

I need a metronome
to tell time
if life
is not to be
bundled up
rushed

5 minutes
longer than
a giraffes neck
swallowing a nut
dry

There
There it is
That seems right
The holy spirit
indigenous
moment

13. Department

Julia stood waiting at the The Couple and Partner Department's User Service Section. She held a queue number in her hand that she had received when she had registered herself at the front desk. There were only a few chairs in the room. They weren’t all taken,

12. Freeze

‘Excuse me, what are you staring at?’ Oh shit, he caught me. I knew this would happen. I knew that this was a stupid idea. I jumped, as if he had startled me out of a day dream. ‘I’m sorry, what did you say?’ ‘Do you need help or

11. Denim

‘Denim is originally French, did you know that?’ Alice shook her head. ‘De Nimes. They were of Nimes, or something like that. And from that you get denim.’ ‘You don’t say.’ Replied Alice. ‘I got some nice jeans recently, and I have found out that they don’t age

10. Reverse

‘This guy. Hey! He is asking for something weird again,’ Said Sarah loudly into the landscape. Tom went over to Sarah’s desk and stood behind her to read over her shoulder. ‘Reverse order…,’ He mumbled as he read the email. ‘Yeah, I don’t get it’ She said. ‘We

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13. Department

12. Freeze

11. Denim

10. Reverse