Saturday 27 June 2015

'The Swarm' by Abigail Cocks

Bonaparte said an army marches on its belly, not its feet. I'm inclined to agree. Here on Vega, the blue blood's particularly nourishin; kinda peachy tang, thick as crude and mighty fillin. Sustains a body for a week. Shame the locals ain't so keen on partin with it. Lost a good un last time. Bastards tore his head clean off. But it's time for a break. Boys need to fill their bellies, rest awhile.


I pass a message to my point man, don't need to say a word in a swarm and we sure ain't got no feet. Feedin Time.

6 comments:

  1. So powerful for something so short.

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  2. Abi is not that short. Great writer though.

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  3. Wow! Punchy, grim, funny.

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  4. Great voice in this!

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  5. I love this. A whole, bizarre universe in a handful of words and a unique voice

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