steak, eggs, strips and coke by clinton v du plessis

poetry (bilingual english/afrikaans)

isbn: 0958481598

black
used to be
a state
of elevated consciousness.
now
it's just another colour like
white
used to be.
i close
my fingers,
a tight feverish fist
& stroke the riotous rising member
calmly into obedience.

clinton v du plessis has been publishing in small, obscure journals and self-published chapbooks for many years.