States of Poetry - Poems

States of Poetry 2016 - New South Wales | 'Democrazy' by Toby Fitch

by Toby Fitch •

States of Poetry New South Wales - Series One

States of Poetry - Poems

States of Poetry 2016 - New South Wales | 'Democrazy' by Toby Fitch

by Toby Fitch •

States of Poetry New South Wales - Series One

u salivate over the lavish merch     & navigate the root
     the riot marches down     pour lemonade into yr filters
           watch it     fizz w/ the aura of philosophy
     confit the poor     toys & velour     lining yr demon crèche
where right wings cook     the science left   wings wilt
     where the schism u imp about     cycles     & the ex u con
           script says au revoir!   it’s get on or get off if u
     serf on ice / sir vice the military     exploit the monstro
city in yr self     & yr peak industry body perks   apply!
     it pays to be Trumped up     logorrhoeathmic     crazed   ex
           ponent of that power to witch   re volting masses stick
    aux! centre yr cynic     for some scenic prostitution
pawn off yr core   values & move     evr forward     evn
     the fixed come unfixed       as iphones on the blink   keep
         snuffling the paywalls’     patois       paths so logical
     it’s tough   love      u illuminate       swipe right
eat the drapes     eat everything night drips w/

Toby Fitch

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Toby Fitch

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Toby Fitch is poetry editor of Overland, a sessional academic in creative writing at the University of Sydney, and organiser of AVANT GAGA and the poetry night at Sappho Books in Glebe. His most recent book of poems is Where Only the Sky had Hung Before and his next, Sydney Spleen, is forthcoming with Giramondo in 2021. He lives on unceded Gadigal land.