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The Last Thing He Said, In Silence
The last thing he said, in silence,was that my love was not enough for him to depend on.In the echoes of an empty hallway,his shadow, dancing in the distance,he was so clear, that he couldn’t give it all up for me. He used to carry me with him,like a lucky penny,or the hip flask full…
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Which Way Did She Go?
I awoke and asked a simple question to the empty room around me.Where did I disappear to,and why was I reformed at dawn?Mentally, I’m still in the trenches,trying to trace myself after all this time.I lost my lover to the sea,and I can see her, smiling back through reckless waves that wait for my body…
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Herrings
Tha sinn cho coltach ri dà sgadan. My badly pronounced pick up line brought a bemused smile to her face,as the water woke from it’s slumber and the sea snaked closer up the sand to see our love story unfold.I told her, that we were as similar as two herring,despite being unsure if I had…
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I Do Not Want Equality. I Want Revenge.
I thought I’d write a flowery phrase about the women that inspire me,all the aspirations they dared me to dream,the ways I followed the paths they placed before me,but,no.I won’t betray them by being docile in the face of disrespect. It is a day for women,and I tire of men doing the minimum.I don’t want…
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Views Of The South Pier
My greatest weakness is a weak man with a tan line on his ring finger,the kind of man that slides a whisky I didn’t order onto the table,insisting that he doesn’t drink,hinting that it’s better if I do,confident of everything but his weathered face,but smiling with the boyish buoyancy that only comes with decades of…