Poetry: Dig In by Alex Rankin

Dig In

Your mark is a stain

every reason is treason

But our defences are strengthening

and our heels dig deep like our values and beliefs.

I see your protest and raise you, go all in with my tweets

an eye for an eye, fence post for a fence post

These days I grow razor wire instead of roses

and the walls have ears that know all about your kind.

Alex Rankin is a writer from Bristol, UK. He has always had a passion for writing fiction, but was introduced to poetry in 2020 after undertaking a mentorship with a surrealist poet. He is currently exploring new ways of writing. Previous work has appeared in The Drabble, Flash Fiction Magazine and Litro and an upcoming story is to be featured in The Hyacinth Review.