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The Difficult Second Wife
Bursting from the past’s shadow to initially engaged applause,she steps onto the scene and the crowd falls silent,there is a cough from the back of the auditorium,a whistle and crash as hopes fall like ancient bombs,for she is the difficult second wife. She is the dreaded second chance at love,the one who was ACTUALLY the…
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What Is A Woman?
Luckily for me, and my lackadaisical little woman brain,there will always be men, making sweeping statements on my behalf.Battering down my kitchen door to bellow definitions and debating with shadows,while I give a bemused, indifferent glance,glazing over as the pasta boils over, and I pray for some peace and quiet. Luckily for me,the lads are…
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Ingrained
I sewed your silhouette into my subconscious,staring with closed eyes that were too starstruck for words.Your stare was stuck to the cinema screen,serene love story lit up and reflected in your eyes,sweet fantasies,shared in secret as time ticked away,and we dreamed devoted, devious things. My head felt heavy,hoping to rest on your chest,but propped up…
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The Race
All I wanted was to beat the sun back to my bed,and tell you the truth before she got to you.I didn’t want her to pull back the curtains,to bleach my beautiful dreams with her harsh light,for there are things more frightening than the movie you watched last night,through your shaking fingers as I pushed…
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Head In The Clouds
Head in the clouds,kept clear of the Earth’s echoes,all the things that I cannot face fall away when I wander the halls of heaven.I have picked out the poppies for my graveside,gracefully gazing at my name and a list of accolades on the sandstone.I’ve been living for my last days longer than I have been…
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Sincerely, Jennifer x 