Six Days in a Heavy Lungful
For days languished in Cyprus in Paris
Peering over a tomato-farm through
That gossamer of a fly-screen we forged
Arrowheads from sweat on our back
Simmered to a nappe and when we came
To, paper-pulp tongued beads
Of back sweat and found how quickly
It could turn sour to scrape in wilting air
Sublimating these tomato walls
Sticking apart how often did I
Spend six days in a heavy lungful
Elizabeth Robinson is a poet born and living in Cambridge, UK, where she is studying for a bachelor’s degree in English. Her writing explores the female experience of sensuality and relationships. She is interested in women’s prose and poetry in the 20th century.