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Julian Was Coming To Visit
Glassy eyes, against the glass, of the garden facing window. Day is done, dinner, unfulfilling, clock ticking, then snailing. I hold a picture of him, beside my beating heart, that breaks, with every minute. Time snakes, snailing, hope hounded, but prevailing, because he could arrive, at any minute. Life is a surprise, if you let…
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Saviour
Soft, shy waves, collide with clouds and sky, meeting at midnight, stars sleep silently, above us. I remember love, how it lay in wait, around every corner, to capture me, enraptured and evolving. Soon, as always, I revolved around romantic revolutions, knowing you would bring nothing but trouble, but knowing I had no real choice.…
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She Has a Type
Lost little lady, living so many lives, dancing in her diamonds, with divorced dads, in the mist of memories, smoky scenes, drunk, Disaronno, a promise to God, where her garter rests, undisturbed.
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Snappy
Surrender, you say, sending me a dream, to tell me, danger is over, if that is the path I choose. You wear nine hearts on your sleeve, all around your wrists, my initials, inside each one. I watch you, watching me, from the window, sitting, sweet on the sill, trying to tempt me outside, where…
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Mother
Rosary, rosary, wrap yourself around my neck, show me how to ascend, let me be pure. Mother, let me be pure, again.
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Sincerely, Jennifer x 