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My Son Was Afraid Of The Storm
There was a monster in the sky,according to the shivering boy underneath my bed.He had scrambled under,his little legs kicking against the carpet as if it had sent the shocking scenes to the stars above him,his whole body shaking as tears trickled down his pale, perfect face.I followed him down to the darkness,taking his hand…
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You’d Be Surprised What You Can Forgive
He threw the phone like thunder throws itself across the sky,never concerned with what is displaced or dismayed,just wanting to display some rage,a little trailer of the lightning that is on the way.He threw the phone like she’d made a mistake,the kind of misstep that could only be trained out of her with fear,and he…
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How The Grinch Got Her Groove Back
I was warm again,waiting in the wings as the world tried to survive,red and white lights passed me by and I was struggling to save my own spirits.Losing and living,it was four days to Christmas, but I just couldn’t feel it,but then…I remembered that my grandmother giving me grief in the kitchen was so close,just…
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I Will Not Grow Old, I Will Become A Ghost
Soft, swirling curls in a knot,jotting down the world around me from my back garden,as autumn’s chill beckons to winter,and the sunset spills across my freckled face, at four PM.This is what I will do, when I am old (if I get there). I look at my grandmother,and I know that nobody could love me…
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Mansion
Please don’t send her away,let me rebuild the mansion of her memories,let her live in sun drenched days at the beach with her first love,in his brand new suit that got spoiled by thrown fruit from the chaos. The food fights of young love,that grow into dinners, where he spent all his wages to impress…
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Sincerely, Jennifer x 