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I Love You, But I Have To Go
It’s all falling down.London Bridge,and all the things you dreamed of,as you stared across the river at it.I love you, but I have to go,because there’s nothing else I can do,except mourn you in solitude when I eventually arrive on safer shores, of course,but for now,all I can do is pull away my fingertips from…
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The Mad King’s Odyssey
Once upon a time, there was a boy who wanted to be the King of the world. He dreamed of untold riches, limitless power and endless adoration, but the crown was the one thing his father couldn’t buy him, so instead, he settled on becoming the prime minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It…
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Eden
I am in a cage,that I have decorated with the decades of my downfall.In my new world,it rains stones, heavy and humbling from the sky,and the ones who love me most become cannibals when the moonlight reveals my mistakes.Drinking cherry coke in the shadow of trees that have seen more than I ever will,I become…
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Allons-y
The wind roars in rapture, enamoured by the affection with which my lovebird lays her eyes on me, I stare out to sea, and her hands around my waist are a life jacket. The sun sighs in relief, at last, I am safe.
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White Owls
White owls wail like they’ve heard this tale before,like they know how it ends,an endless screech as the sun sets,but life is full of surprises,so maybe those wailing warblers will sing a sweet song after all. I am constricted under the cool glow of my magnificent moon,she smiles down, as if I am her most…