‘Eyebrows’, ‘Dangerously Distinguished’ & ‘Lonely Chardonnay’

Photographer - Beth Cole

Eyebrows

As my face has been so often close to yours
I’ve seen every freckle and every pore
I’ve noticed little scars even you haven’t spotted
I’ve counted every eyebrow hair you’ve forgotten
And with every stray hair
I seem to love you more
Your face alone
Is stunning to explore

Dangerously Distinguished

you’re dressed in jealously
and I must confess
you look dangerously
distinguished
I’m not saying you must wear it
but sometimes my heart just can’t resist
when we arrive at the party
and it’s covering you from ankles to wrists

Lonely Chardonnay

And I still have that now lonely Chardonnay, the one we were planning to pop on that day. But
I’m popping it now, pretending I was saving it for somebody else. And now when you hope my
icon displays on your little screen, even with that you’ll only know the half of me.

You built that wall, but now you’re attempting to push it back down. Claiming it was a past side
of you; nowhere near who you are now. But after you built your wall, I began building mine, and
I made sure mine would stand skyscraper high.

Mackenzie (Mac) Gellner completed her Bachelor of Communication in journalism at Mount Royal University. Her poetry has been published in literary magazines, such as You Might Need To Hear This, Beyond Words Literary Magazine, WA Magazine and Eunoia Review, along with a short story in Humans of the World. Mac also enjoys photography, with work published in Kelp Journal and WA Magazine.