17

You will be held accountable

You will be held accountable

In the future microphones will wilt

if not told the truth

they will just

flop

over


guns will fire flowers

if you're not angry enough


hamburgers will announce your weight

if you never exercise


cigarettes will have coughing fits

if you chain smoke


alcohol will insult you

if you're drunk


and poems will heckle you

if you're pompous.

By Trent Martin Kirchner




Trent Martin Kirchner lives at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia. He thrives on the following in no specific order and with varying degrees of obsession depending on his energy and inspiration at the time: music, nature, writing, art, surfing, food and the odd game of ‘hack’ on a hot summer’s day with a refreshing lager in hand. Previous work has appeared in The November 3rd Club, Metromania Magazine and Halt Magazine (Aust). He is currently working on a collection of short stories, poetry and hedonism.