Devoted Demoted

Damon King

These five haiku poems regarding devotion, are based on the dedication and devotion to my old local swimming club.

 

GOLDEN LOOKS

Finish line is far

Second place is first loser

Drowned hearts summer love.

 

CHLORINE CONSEQUENCES

Competition me

Against all odds I yell Coach

Arsenic covered dreams.

 

THE WATER’S REWARD

Newspaper clippings

Medals, ribbons, seasoned friends

Broken fogged goggles.

 

SOAK AFTER SWIM

Devotion-soaked skin

Sacrifice for victory

Dad, have I done good?

 

A COLD BREAKFAST

Chemical cold bath

School morning, black line, turn push

Bag snap crackle pop.

Author: Damon King is a mature age student in the third and final year of a BFA in Creative Writing at QUT. Over the past decade, being an artist of mixed media owned and dominated the creativity side opposed to my writing. Street art and graffiti was the starting point, then came multiple exhibitions, studios, and showings on professional levels. Artwork being purchased and commissioned from all over the world while building up a healthy presence on social media and travel-got my name out there. My writing has just re-discovered itself in the past few years, and it has been an exciting ride so far, so I am very interested to see where this takes me… @skullcapper @5kullc4p @johnnymahogany F.B Skull Cap (Brisbane artist) 

Artist: Damon King

Edited by: David Uptin and Georgia Formby