cause I just bought the cheapest cheese
which happened to be a blue brie
in the shape of some stupid heart
cause when they asked you
does it remind you of home
you kindly pointed out
that blue brie’s not a thing there and
the heart shape is for Neufchâtel
where farm girls fell for foreign soldiers
in the Hundred Years War
your family keeps one in the cave
in memory of your grandma who
was born in Neufchâtel
the soft bloomy rind and
that distinctive mushroom flavour
which you don’t really like you say
not as much as blue brie anyway
Oscar Mardell was born in London and raised in South Wales. He currently lives in Auckland, New Zealand, where he teaches Classics, brews beer, and practices Aikido. His poetry and essays have appeared in a variety of publications, including War, Literature & the Arts, The Literary London Journal, 3:AM Magazine, DIAGRAM, Terse, and Queen Mob’s Teahouse. He is the author of Rex Tremendae from Greying Ghost and Housing Haunted Housing from Death of Workers Whilst Building Skyscrapers.
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