samuel prince

CRYPTO WIRETAP INTERCEPTS

Please hold. The next voice you hear will be_______________

the fastest way to change the world
that will never be known
I’ll get off the plane with the clothes on my back alone
I’ll carry your coffin
will your guests be joining us for barbecue wake
the answer depends on who I’m lying to
I speak nothing of my mind, and I’m still myself if I stay in character
in-between takes I’m not delusional_______________
the hip bone’s connected to the zip code
my password is the same for everything
I like it cleaver-edge kinky
Please hold. The next voice you see will be_______________
the last bullet I kept for myself
your body always has the ear cocked
no-one ever tries a broken switch just the once
the best oyster shuckers don’t eat oysters
and we all have mental corners where hooks hang from the ceiling
come out, only when you’re surrounded, stay hush,
say, can you be trusted with these kinds of secrets,
by no-one, I mean no-one
but everyone has information regarding
the worse stress positions the best chocolatiers don’t eat chocolate
I couldn’t have put it any better, but spend all my days
Please hold. The next voice you taste will be_______________
sure you weren’t followed here it’s all over
you may as well lie back, light a Chesterfield,
and as for the_______________ oh, snitches
tell me don’t tell me they’re everywhere

Samuel Prince's debut collection, 'Ulterior Atmospheres', was published in 2020 by Live Canon. His poems have recently appeared or will soon feature in Apricot Press, The Broken Spine, the tide rises, the tide falls, and Thimble Literary Magazine. He lives in Norfolk (UK). More information can be found at www.samuelprince.co.uk