‘Darling’ by Patrick Chapman

It is known
that a never-living child
will haunt the tenant not the house.

A spirit in the architraves,
you follow not my home
but me.

If I would go out
you could come too –
yet I never leave my room.

I expect
that you should like
to see a little of the world.

From issue #13: spring/summer 2022

About the Author
Patrick Chapman has published thirteen books since 1991, including Anhedonia (stories, BlazeVOX, US, 2018), Open Season on the Moon (Salmon Poetry, 2019), and David Cronenberg On Screen (Sonicbond, UK, 2020). His ninth poetry collection, The Following Year, appears from Salmon in 2022.