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Something About Him
He found himself, panicking, packing his soul into so many boxes, that he left by my door, every time he came to call, hoping that one day, Id invite him, and his baggage in. He found himself, wishing I’d write his name, a million ways, for the rest of my days, crestfallen, when I told…
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Old Women
My grandma told me once, that when you’re an old woman, you become invisible. Wandering the world, unseen, unheard, unnoticed. I’m surprised WASPI women didn’t turn to crime, to create new pensions for themselves, under their invisibility cloaks. The trouble is, the definition of an “old woman”, changes all the time, because there are so…
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Julian Was Coming To Visit
Glassy eyes, against the glass, of the garden facing window. Day is done, dinner, unfulfilling, clock ticking, then snailing. I hold a picture of him, beside my beating heart, that breaks, with every minute. Time snakes, snailing, hope hounded, but prevailing, because he could arrive, at any minute. Life is a surprise, if you let…
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Saviour
Soft, shy waves, collide with clouds and sky, meeting at midnight, stars sleep silently, above us. I remember love, how it lay in wait, around every corner, to capture me, enraptured and evolving. Soon, as always, I revolved around romantic revolutions, knowing you would bring nothing but trouble, but knowing I had no real choice.…
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Sincerely, Jennifer x 