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It’s Fine
The flames baked the air. I could barely breathe. There seemed to be no way out, and I stared ahead with terror trembling in my heart. The hallway seemed endless, a long grey tunnel, barely lit, but becoming unbearably bright as the flamethrowers in the wall activated every few seconds. I glanced behind me, gulping…
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Heatwave
The sun wants revenge.She has watched us burn the Earth,now it is our turn.
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Leave Me Alone
Shattered windows panes wait at the foot of their frames with a nervous glance towards me.There is nothing I can do.I have had the fever for days,and like dogs and psychics can sense sickness,you watched my weakness from your dreams,woke and waited for the worst possible time to “just need to talk”. Now and then,you…
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The Difficult Second Wife
Bursting from the past’s shadow to initially engaged applause,she steps onto the scene and the crowd falls silent,there is a cough from the back of the auditorium,a whistle and crash as hopes fall like ancient bombs,for she is the difficult second wife. She is the dreaded second chance at love,the one who was ACTUALLY the…
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What Is A Woman?
Luckily for me, and my lackadaisical little woman brain,there will always be men, making sweeping statements on my behalf.Battering down my kitchen door to bellow definitions and debating with shadows,while I give a bemused, indifferent glance,glazing over as the pasta boils over, and I pray for some peace and quiet. Luckily for me,the lads are…
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Sincerely, Jennifer x 