Winner of The Letter Review Prize for Poetry
Black Clock
He needs me as
Badly as men need women
To need men.
I only
Need time.
He gives me
A black clock.
I scream ticks in his face until
He leaves me alone with loss.
Dominik Slusarczyk is an artist who makes everything from music to painting. He was educated at The University of Nottingham where he got a degree in biochemistry. His poetry has been published in various literary magazines including California Quarterly and Taj Mahal Review. His poetry was nominated for Best of the Net by New Pop Lit, and was a finalist in a couple of competitions. His full-length poetry collection Reaction is out now with Cyberwit.