by Kevin Densley
n Aunt W’s house — you could almost hear the wallpaper fading
In Aunt W’s house — you could almost hear the faded wallpaper peeling off the wall
In Aunt W’s house — the interior was dull, as musty as an attic
In Aunt W’s house, unceasingly,
the smell of menthol cigarettes
wafted from her bedroom
Kevin Densley is an Australian writer. His poetry has appeared in Australian, English and American journals. Densley’s latest poetry collection, his third, Orpheus in the Undershirt, was published by Ginninderra Press (Port Adelaide, South Australia) in early 2018. On Twitter @DensleyKevin.
