‘Convenience’ by Sophie Segura

I take in the corporate keychain
that rides on your hipbone,
your shirt shying into beltless denim,

the frown of skin in a hairless run
on your forearm – childhood accident
perhaps, or war crime.

I don’t need to know its origin,
put an unpronounceable place name
to that accent. Just give me an anodyne

bathroom, Bible-packing nightstand,
an hour with those coin-shuffling hands.

From issue #5: autumn/winter 2017

About the Author
Sophie Segura was born in Dublin and now lives in Buenos Aires. Her poems have been published in The Honest Ulsterman and are forthcoming in Irisi Magazine. She has also written (as Sophie Parker) for The Irish Times, Time Out and the Buenos Aires Herald.