Susannah Bolton

R e f r a c t e d looping
Undulations afoot
And holding it all down, I glitter above the broken
Shreddies

Cold that draws the comfort from my hand is
Ungainly
Slllumping it out
Dragging dust crumbs and hair, a shrivelled pea becomes a
geological erratic
Hanging the duvet dropped the once-green boulder almost
silently downstairs

They said it would be up to seven working days for a new
filter part. In the meantime, strata were laid: unwatched
cornflakes pushed methodically into the carpet, gusts of
loom dust hesitated
Wavering over the weight of physics

The luminescence held within quartz tells when the
mineral last saw daylight. Defects within the crystal
structure trap electrons: which Vax nozzle is best to suck
these β particles out? 'Static electricity, even the
interactions of one atom with another can overpower the
call of gravity.'

Space is very dusty. Vacuuming the vacuum, I've got a
labelled bag waiting.

Published by the Architectural Association, 2020
Editorial Board: Alex Lorente, Ryan Dillon
Student Editorial Team: Gabrielle Eglen, Amy Glover, Georgia Hablützel, Theo Sykes, Paul Vecsei
Design: Oliver Long

Text, images (2020)