CREATIVE WRITING
Artwork by Jai Singh Yao (Year 8)
P O E T R Y Poems by Tyreece Asamoah (Year 13)
the bull charges at him, the young man swivels then straightens his body, the bull’s horns narrowly missing his abdomen. his hands seem lost in the westward sun, until he brings them down, delicately placing two banderillas on the bull’s loin, victorious. el juli the young bull and matador train, its shoulders on his torso, as it encircles. he pivots from the hip, bending backwards and unwinding his arms, matador dance
novirro
threads of spider silk intersect over my rusty doorway.
his legs were skidding and bucking on the tarmac,
i saw a black (man) stopped by police,
his back was hunched and I could see his eyes
a spinal column of automobiles stacked behind the
his bloodshot, open eyes filled with fear,
guiding the bull with his red cloth.
altercation. they were locking and interlocking limbs,
filled with a distant defeat.
there’s a gentle rhythm and they dance for hours,
negating each other, fighting for the crevices.
I leave the spider webs be and enter my home.
the death sentence hanging above them.
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