Three Poems by Andi Talbot Close Your Eyes by Ida Saudkova, model singer Ilona Csakova Eyes of a Stranger It’s funny how you find yourself reflecting in someone’s eyes for the very first time not knowing what their impact will be not knowing the comfort they will bring not knowing that here and now before you is the mirror in which you’ll grow old. Sunset Her eyes painted a shade of dusk I’m yet to witness I long for my lips to find the constellations hidden on her skin I wrap falling stars behind her ears brushing the night sky to sleep. A Decade On Years before I walked these streets with an empty heart and veins filled with the blood of youth but here I find myself again in more ways than one, it would seem, youth fading heart now a little less empty as I try to find my way through a city I swear I am only seeing for the very first time. About the Author: Andi Talbot is a writer and performance poet from County Durham. Andi has poetry published in various literary journals including Vamp Cat, Bonnie’s Crew, Grindstone Literary Magazine and Paper and Ink Zine. He has headlined poetry nights around the North East of England including Stanza and Black Light Engine Room and this year he performed at Poetry Jam in Durham. His first pamphlet, Burn Before Reading, was published with Analog Submission Press (2019). Andi is a poetry editor and submission reader for Periwinkle Literary Magazine. Instagram: andichrist19 Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Published by fragmentedvoices A small, independent press based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, and Prague, the Czech Republic View all posts by fragmentedvoices