Hayley Franklin (writer), Dominic Shi Jie On (graphics)
<p>A poem by Hayley Franklin.</p>
I lounge on the road
in rubber puddles
cushioned by bitumen
knowing my last breath will be
petrol, blood and road-trip Minties
watching the clouds part –
who will clean this fresh mess?
a kookaburra cries
you arrive just in time
to join me
Olivia Camillin (writer), Felicity Yiran Smith (illustrator)
Khadijah Majid (writer), Jennifer Nguyen (illustrator)
Matthew Lee (writer), Manyu Wang (illustrator)
It’s 2012 and you have just opened Tumblr. A photo pops up of MGMT in skinny jeans, teashade sunglasses and mismatching blazers that are reminiscent of carpets and ‘60s curtains. Alexa Chung and Alex Turner have just broken up. His love letter has been leaked and Tumblr is raving about it—”my mouth hasn’t shut up about you since you kissed it.” Poetry at its peak: romance is alive.