My cranium
stands
fossilised
and
triangulated
on the
black ‘T’
of a
crucifix.
The blue
and white
crescent
and head’s hemisphere,
sit askance
in their
bone-sharp
intentions.
It was
André Breton
who’d scripted
the line-
breaks, and
the cell’s own narrative.

Based on Pablo Picasso’s
Head, 1913
Paper collage, charcoal
and pencil on card