I am in a cage,that I have decorated with the decades of my downfall.In my new world,it rains stones, heavy and humbling from the sky,and the ones who love me most become cannibals when the moonlight reveals my mistakes.Drinking cherry coke in the shadow of trees that have seen more than I ever will,I become…

The wind roars in rapture, enamoured by the affection with which my lovebird lays her eyes on me, I stare out to sea, and her hands around my waist are a life jacket. The sun sighs in relief, at last, I am safe.

Why did she come back? Why was I so obsessed with impressing her? God, she feels so different now, now that she’s far from my grasp, and I realise that there was more to each dreamy, doomed glance that she gave me. I’m starting to get starstruck by the tricks my mind can play on…

Hey, it’s me, God, boundless black curls, blue scarf bent into a bow, silver chains swinging low, bouncing on my breasts as I take a few steps towards you. She told you I was on the way, a puff of pretty, pink cigarette smoke, and I appeared, like a witchy mermaid, who was never made…