~ Delta Poetry Review ~

Andrew Shields

Conspiracy Theory

In an empty room, the dust

won't tell you anything unless you ask.

The February snow would rather melt

than say where January went.

There's a new scratch on the passenger door,

and the newspapers are full of stories

edited for length. What you felt

is all you remember, the completion of each task

never confirmed, but taken on trust.

Andrew Shields lives in Basel, Switzerland. His collection of poems, Thomas Hardy Listens to Louis Armstrong, was published by Eyewear in June 2015. His band Human Shields released the album Somebody's Hometown in 2015 and the EP Défense de jouer in 2016. His poems have recently appeared online in Eunoia Review, Poem Alone, Shot Glass Journal, and Talking About Strawberries.