boshra anjum

barely surfaced

I witness riptide runner
in flesh-dense froth folding,
folding; finding shore and crow
hair it cannot sweep.

I let its liquid mirror fracture
body. thought-tremor.
I see spectre

gulp spectre; gullet
of current gaping, trawling
my crow hair. I witness

riptide runner
returning from froth;
the barely surfaced edge.
I fold edge; fold edge

between being.

Boshra Anjum is a British-Bangladeshi poet and a lifelong Londoner. After completing a degree in English with Creative Writing, she continues to experiment with language and imagery, exploring the interplay between visual form and meaning. She can usually be found curled up in bed on rainy nights, working her way through a never-ending TBR list.