bad bangs - devon webb

I got bad bangs 

smoked a spliff outside the hairdresser 

sometimes, all my thoughts dissipate 

the ritalin is dust on the carpet 

sometimes I want to do a big scream

where nobody can hear me 

but everyone can hear me 

except when I wish they were listening 

might as well keep my mouth shut 

let the silence be a whirlpool 

everything is a little imperfect 

all poets are a little non-verbal.

Devon Webb (she/her) is a writer & editor based in Aotearoa New Zealand. Her award-winning work has been published extensively worldwide & revolves around themes of femininity, vulnerability, anti-capitalism & neurodivergence. She is an editor for Erato Magazine, Pulp Lit Mag & Prismatica Press, & a founding member of The Circus (@circuslit), a collective prioritising radical inclusivity within the indie lit scene. She can be found on social media at @devonwebbnz.