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You’ll Never See Me Hit The Ground
Just as I saw myself falling from the sky,nodding to the noble apple with aching eyes,betrayed by the hands that she trusted,I realised that I only had to see the Earth hurtling towards me if I held my eyes open,and so,they shut.Apple, close to my chest,pain, passing me by in the racing wind,and my dreams,shooting…
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Gates Of Hell
In the arms of the late afternoon,I dreamt I was another.Birdsong broke through the window,dancing with the soft light of a summer Sunday,and I was horrified,venturing so close to the sun that her face looked like the gates of Hell.
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Her Finest Hour
Nothing gold can stay, and everything good must eventually expire in my arms. That’s just how it is. I really thought this would be different. I don’t know why. I suppose I just wanted to believe. It hurts so much because my heart is breaking, and all the blood I’d ever had within me is…
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An Eye For An Eye
My name is Michelle Hither, and I am the former member of Parliament for Horton West. I have agreed to come before this committee and provide testimony on the Consciousness Migration bill and the events that followed the original trials, but to be frank, I cannot. They will kill me. You knew that when you…
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Insecure
The thoughts of someone I barely think of keep me up at night.I tell myself that, anyway.All the time,it means nothing,it matters not,it is just rabid raindrops in the background,sprinkling all around me,but never close enough to bite.I am up all night,thinking of what you think of me,my pillow, playfully persuading that it’s not so…
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Sincerely, Jennifer x 