Bio
Reilly Smethurst is a composer & a poet. He is currently studying Composition (Honours) at the University of Auckland, & is a recipient of the University's Masters/Honours/PG Dip Scholarship.
In 2009, Reilly completed his Bachelors degree at the Queensland Conservatorium, where he studied under Gerardo Dirié, received the Music Technology Medal, & was a member of the Griffith Honours College.
Reilly Smethurst
I love the human
I love the human.
I do not run away as he sits
beside me on the train, though his coat
is treated with urine & sweat -
an imperfect ascent permitted
a hellish remnant to flourish
& wreak havoc on the nostrils.
I love the human.
Why would I run away?
I know what piss looks like,
what it feels like as it passes through me;
I have two more stations to grow
accustomed to its scent.