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Don’t Let It Come True
Last night there was a fire in the neighbourhood,and you called as soon as you noticed,your voice, betraying how much you care, despite desperate attempts to divert my eyes from how your own stare with such softness these days. I am the erstwhile, ethereal glow of the Earth,the glitter of her tearful tantrum.You told me…
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Paddington Hears The News
Paddington reads the morning papers with a melancholy smile,watching Mr Brown make tea in silence.Gun fire greets the morning sky as it weeps across the capital,and the bear pulls a marmalade sandwich from his hat,biting in to the sweet nectar, and all the memories it holds.He drinks his tea,remembering his manners and making use of…
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Is it really this easy?
Gaslit by the spirits,watching them twist and turn under the lamplight as I dream my silly dreams,pleading my silly case,watching their lips curve into crooked smiles as thunder crashes, collapsing against the clouds. Is it really this easy?Is it really this easy to get the things you want in life?I should ask,but I don’t.I know…
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Fools Fall In Love, Especially Fools Who Think They’re Smart
I thought I’d play it cool, but I melted.I thought I’d be strong, but my will is as weak as my body,and now I am in a pen of my passion,imprisoned and… alarmingly into it. I’m a kissing cousin to Clarice Starling,caught up in my love as the second book unfolds,stung by how right it…
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Ice
Did I ever love you,or did I just want to be held?Darling,so it goes,it’s so overplayed,this overwhelming game for two,no winners,no losers,just destruction, back and forth,and I’ll never stop being something we both fear.You ask me if I ever loved you,and I look past you,playing to the sun,big smile, big dreams?telling it and you what…