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Just Desserts
Tyler was ever so slightly drunk. He had decided to get started on the bank holiday session early, despite it still being two days until the Coronation, and as he sped towards home, the world blurred in front of him, as he laughed. He screeched to a stop by the traffic lights, jolting forward in…
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Just A Few Things That I Ain’t
It is a different decade and dimension,and I am mindful of what may lie outside of my window,so I simply do not look. I remember running from my reflection,making wishes on every available star for her freedom,watching the world worry less, soften and mind their business,but by the time my race was over,another cycle had…
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The Betrayal Of The Baby Violets
Longing for the lilac valleys of last night,I awoke in a crater.Fighting the feminine urge to cry,denying myself the decency of dim lights,distant music and total isolation,I was aware of myself,but unsure of her all the same. The sky was full of thunder and magic.I watched it with wistful eyes,waiting for all the ways I…
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There Was Nothing Wrong With Her
I was not a priest,but I paced outside her bedroom with Mother Mary in my hands and God’s word in my heart.She scratched and clawed at the walls,damning the door with her hurt, hateful screeching,and all I wanted to do was heal the girl.My hands burned, apprehensive and anxious,and she howled,pleading for relief as I…
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An Ageing Tree Decides That She Doesn’t Care If She Is Ageing.
They told me that my leaves had fallen to the ground,and that all my fruit had gone with them too,rotting and writhing in the dirt,drowning in insecure tears from a tree who was mired by missiles since she was just a sapling. I stopped crying when I realised that my leaves would return,that my fruit…