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Cannibal Holocaust
I am human, so they tell me, dragged from the river, forced into the ritual. I heard a cheerful whistle, far away in the trees, a soul who had escaped, perhaps? Nobody who knew this horror could craft such a beautiful tune, and let it escape from their lips, into all this. I want to…
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Lights
I sleep with lights on, brightness beneath my eyelids, free of my darkness.
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The Girl’s Madness – Part One
I meet the eyes of my mother less and less, because of my envy, that I could never get past, and the fear that I will pass the point of being her pride and joy, disappearing into her disappointment. My body is a clam that longs for a pearl, passed over by the unkind sea,…
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I Am In Control
I am in control. Taking flight. No direction. Finally, I’m free. Finally, I’m free. My wings, wayward, impatient, there is a whole world. There is a whole world. Vast, expansive, so much space, and it is all mine.
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Shut Up
I thought of blue oceans and grey clouds as I passed the palace where I first kissed my latest unhappy ending. We held hands outside of the hospital where I was born, and he told me that the glow of my eyes made him feel frail and far too old, so I took the ribbons…
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Sincerely, Jennifer x 