Relics

Photography by Michael Anthony

"Modern day relics offer a window into the past."
Michael Anthony is an American writer and artist. He has published fiction, poetry, illustrations, and photographs in literary journals and commercial magazines. 
MichaelAnthony.MyPortfolio.com

0817 to Cambridge

Poetry by Joseph Nutman

CW: Mental Health & Risky Behaviour


His head bowed, 
this carriage is a confessional,
hands that mimic prayer 
cradle a big bottle of beer

Was it a night worthy of thanks?
I mull over my quick judgment,
maybe this holy fool is better off

Though it could be a plea to 
please, just make it stop
So it takes a little morning booze to bare –
sometimes a lot

Dew rolls down his brew, 
he stirs the way old men 
do when crippled by the pew
and I whisper

Amen.
Joseph Nutman is a poet and A-level English dropout from North Hertfordshire - he finds his voice in the tension between nature, psyche, and society. He does the majority of his writing outside.
@joseph_nutman (Instagram)