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Julian Was Coming To Visit
Glassy eyes, against the glass, of the garden facing window. Day is done, dinner, unfulfilling, clock ticking, then snailing. I hold a picture of him, beside my beating heart, that breaks, with every minute. Time snakes, snailing, hope hounded, but prevailing, because he could arrive, at any minute. Life is a surprise, if you let…
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Daisy Chains
Glittery cigarette, laying on my lips, mixing drinks with the moon, on the soft sand. Call me your Queen, raging waves, our new homeland, late night lollipops, setting sun, wandering hands. Golden eyes, watching you, from my daisy chains, wrapped around my wrist, and the waist you claim. Bluebells, baby, maybe I could change, strip…
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Temperance
New days are never promised, until the storm is calm, and assurance is redundant. I’m a little reluctant, to wade through rivers and reeds, born again, for the thirteenth time today, destined to be saved by the divine, just in time, but wondering why we have to go through this, every single time. The star…
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My Misspent Youth
Cool girl, Canary Wharf, pickpocketing promises, of necklaces and neck kisses, when all she wants is dinner and drinks, the chance to collapse into the city, see the world, on the right side of the river. Taking notes, in lectures, bustling bars, on how to find a rich man, to take to the inevitable family…
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I Forget My Dreams
Wishing is simple, but fate is unsure, unkind. I forget my dreams.