Alone Outside by Liz Newell

The little path to the verandah is gone,
the grass grown over it.
When I was eight I caught the toe of
my sneaker
on the edge of the paving, broke my wrist.

Westerly: Flux is a collection of writing by young Australians, with a focus on Western Australian writers. Flux includes advice from three Western Australian publishers to young writers on submitting work for consideration.