Walls are slanted, they
T
I
P
The steps
retract
So
You fall down the helter skelter
And try to grab on
to useless directions
But there is no grid
No map
No landmark
To point to
Just spiral walls and dark depths.
Chaelio Thomas is a queer writer from Dublin, Ireland who teaches at second level and enjoys vintage fashion. She has been published on Headstuff.org, Tales From the Forest, Abridged, Honeyfirelit, Visual Verse, The Honest Ulsterman, The Mondegreen, Drawn to the light and featured in the Queer Amnesty Ireland Art show. She is mainly focussing on poetry at the moment despite writing short stories and radio plays in the past.