Patricia Walsh was born and raised in the parish of Mourneabbey, Co Cork, Ireland. To date, she has published one novel, titled The Quest for Lost Eire, in 2014, and has published one collection of poetry, titled Continuity Errors, with Lapwing Publications in 2010. She has since been published in a variety of print and online journals across Ireland, The UK, USA, and Canada. She has also published another novel, In The Days of Ford Cortina, in August 2021.
Monohazard
The wound heals from the outside in
Apocryphal findings seep their way
Through as crack’s breadth, bening the form
Designed for ridicule, a slighted journey.
Fiscal punishment hangs in the letterbox,
A slight of entitlement washes up solid
Cursing circumstance tied by the letter
Raining on parades is the only option.
Brick upon brick, a familiar establishment
Excludes my inclinations for the sake of want
Cutting hair on my face a necessary bolt
Running through thunderstorms is a specialty.
Innocent windows soak up the hailstones
Pummelling with force against the walker
Some stone acrostics burns in spite
A cigarette breath justly dressed down.
Living our own lives in spite of paperwork
Feeding animals for its own sake succeeds
Love, spread thinly proves us correct
Cutting through flesh is a necessary crime.
The sacred one-liners tour its force.
Relaxing muscles to be reckoned with
Exploiting the deserving a likely outcome
Fear of protocols a given prophecy
