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I Don’t Love You, Like I Loved You, Yesterday
Try as I might,and as unkind as the thought makes me feel,I could never escape the fact that the only time I don’t feel lonely is when I’m not with you.I went to look at the lake,four AM,when the waters were hushed and sleepy.I imagined myself surrendering to their depths,one foot in front of the…
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It Has Always Been You
I will know true love,for sure, when it crosses my path,deep inside bright, blinding eyes that will push me to write,and leave me insightful about what real beauty has always been.It has always been you, love,whoever you are,it has always been shallow, sitting in the lines around your eyes,sleeping on your imperfect skin,and how each…
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Blue. Blue. Blue.
I am persistently pessimistic,a poisoned little poet,and my tears are as blue as I will make you feel, if you spend long enough in my orbit.Nobody understands me, but Morrissey, but I hate him,and I’ll hate you too, until you text me back,leave you on read for ten minutes,so you can’t read between the lines…
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Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
You warmed my soul,as I arrived in the winter of my life.I spy my favourite colour,hiding behind the lenses of your glasses,and I am reminded of how tightly you clutched my hand,as the rain began to fall,last summer on the beach,my lipstick staining your trembling lips,as the showers from the sky joined the sea.You are…
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She
She stares right through the hill I hide behind,right past the smoke and mirrors that keep me safe,and she smiles,as if she is pleased to see me,just as I am,with no pretence, no playing pretend,just me, the way that God made me. She has so many friends.When I see her socialising,I feel lonely,like the last…
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Sincerely, Jennifer x 