by Annie Rew Shaw

Image credit: Mag Pole, via Unsplash 


I didn’t realise how lonely I was

until surrounded by strangers and friends

rendered incapable of connecting to

anything

 

Of course, three drinks down, I fall into

the part

acting up // performing // master of the

art of      “social interaction”

the networking queen

but the taste in my mouth is sterile

Bleached clean

Originally published on www.annierewshaw.com


Artist Image: Annie Rew Shaw

Annie Rew Shaw

Annie is a musician, artist and writer from Devon, now based in North London. She performs and releases music under the moniker Austel.

Her poetry, illustrations and music serve as a cathartic outlet; depicting the vivid physical and verbal imagery that we can use to articulate mental health and human emotion.

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