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Just Desserts
Tyler was ever so slightly drunk. He had decided to get started on the bank holiday session early, despite it still being two days until the Coronation, and as he sped towards home, the world blurred in front of him, as he laughed. He screeched to a stop by the traffic lights, jolting forward in…
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Just A Few Things That I Ain’t
It is a different decade and dimension,and I am mindful of what may lie outside of my window,so I simply do not look. I remember running from my reflection,making wishes on every available star for her freedom,watching the world worry less, soften and mind their business,but by the time my race was over,another cycle had…
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Ulterior
You pray to nobody but your nervous system,and to the blood that bounds round your betraying body,begging it not to gather and loiter at the sight of her garter,holding vigil for your fertile imagination,holding your hands together, alarmed by their heat,praying for the miracle of a clear mind.There is a gallon of guilt swilling around…
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Leopards For Mahsa Amini
The children born of Venus break through their bounds,voices loud,brave, beautiful roars that echo across the world,hair tumbling down their backs as they run,carrying the fates of their younger sisters on their shoulders. Windows light up as they pass,faces and fingers press against the glass,girls are gleeful,desperate for a glimpse of the leopards as they…