Part of the commissioned series of poems on race, representation and fashion for Ace Hotel Shoreditch. You can find the full series here
A wrong for our fan base
A swagger
A not in line with our vision
A wrong face for this side of town
An, OK, but just one
A seasonal disaster
An ‘act ghetto’
An up to no good
An accessory
A hoody
A hold on to your wallet
A siren song
A ‘grab her around the waist’
A ‘put your hands where I can see them’
A ‘growl to camera’
A hunting
A once you go Black…
A strange fruit
A body hard
A body limp
A sharp focus
A cocked gun
A skewered light
A savage must be contained
A savage must be contained
A frame
An aim
An unfinished masterpiece
Don’t shoot
Don’t shoot
Don’t shoot