I looked at the flames behind me,and I thought,“No. I’ve had enough adventures for today.”It spread like a rabid rumour,or the proverbial wildfire,but I was not moved,ice cold,with a tether right around my throat,stop me speaking,keep me pure. I never needed lessons in loyalty,just a cure for the endless apathy,something to keep me grounded (quite…

She had the brightest eyes whenever morning came, a guiding light, a golden thread, my soul, surrendering to her spell, enchanted and enraptured. Eyes like the Irish Sea, like watching the sun rise on sand covered steps, with a cigarette and last night’s cider, intoxicated but wide awake.

I recall a thrilling fall from grace,secrets seeping into the once clean air,turning it to thick, dark smoke that turned the morning sky to coal.I called to you from my tower window,my hair wouldn’t cooperate,so you scaled the walls until your fingertips ran red,and I pulled you through the broken glass,the two of us,still on…

Gulls gasp,shouting about our love to the surprised sea,just you and me,alone with the rest of the world,wind whipping around the sails of our own little love boat.I haven’t fantasised about falling overboard since we met,meeting my match, at last,I decided to try living life at least half full,dancing through dreams in the daytime,serenading you…

I threw my last penny into the pale blue, watching the once calm waters walk from their original formation, running into rushed ripples, collecting themselves around the copper, as they leant closer to hear my heart’s truest desire. My reflection was perplexing, my own face was present, as expected, but my waist was embraced, your…