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Grass
I stray from my path,just to peek at my neighbour’s grass, pleasantly surprised by the withering, wilting vision. We truly are in the same sinking boat, sometimes.
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Summer Time Blues
Summer was wicked and ridiculous,stretching out and smiling, like a satisfied cat,fickle feline,finding joy in my futile clock watching.Why is my struggle so entertaining?It’s not even just the heat,it’s the endless hours,the endless echoes of my dreams and desires,dripping back into my ear.It must end,at some point.
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Father’s Day
Mr and Mrs Orchard had tried everything that they could to have a child. It was all that they’d ever wanted. Every wish they made and every hope they had was to have a family of their very own. They tried it the old fashioned way, to no avail. They tried every option offered by…
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Pretty In Pink
Pressed against the pale walls,praying for a fortunate fate for these lips of mine,pleased, pressed between the painted bricks and the pink jacket that adorned your arms,pressed, and pleased like a pretty poppy in a tasteless coffee table decoration. Just one kiss,one kiss would kill the last, lingering, languishing, lonely shred of my resistance.
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Leviathan
Night fell and I found myself in the shadows.I pouted into my pocket mirror,pouring over my new persona,delicate, dangerous dinosaur,tiger shark, taking to land. I left myself behind,becoming the warrior my lover needed,and I tore trees from the Earth,stripped stars from the sky to find the poisoned pea underneath your mattress.I am devoted to you,digging…
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Sincerely, Jennifer x 