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It’s My Birthday Tomorrow
The sun has danced with the earth three hundred and sixty four times since I last let go of a year. I am in my garden, a new one, since it was last January 31st, and the sun has already said goodbye. The next time I see her, I will be a new woman, an…
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I Don’t Cry Anymore
My eyes have been dry for such a long time, sandy beaches, suddenly deserts. The sun sets as I settle in your lap, dry eyes, with no tortured tears, deep in a trance, hypnotised by how you hold me, so soft, so secure.
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I Made Coffee
I sat for five minutes with my hands wrapped around a cup of coffee. The warmth reminded me of you, and I thought about the first one you would drink in the morning, slowly finding yourself back in the world, awake, as dawn breaks, warmth in your hands as you drink and watch the foxes…
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Last Night, I Dreamed That Lockdown Was Over
Yes, I am just trying to make it through the days. The days are long and empty, endless, echoing tunnels, with no light to guide me home. An inhuman concoction that calls itself the human condition, there is no home to go to, because I am alone, watching my soul sleep outside of my body,…
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I Woke Up Early, and I Missed You
There is darkness and stillness outside. I didn’t kiss you Goodnight because I was overwhelmed with exhaustion, falling quite suddenly, into a deep and lonely sleep, at about half nine, and now it’s almost five AM, and I am in my garden, listening to the whispers of the wind, early birdsong and the talking of…
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Sincerely, Jennifer x 