Love

Straightening my hair, spending way more time than usual, I wonder who I'm doing this for.

Thought I’d experiment.
Take a stab at the moon;
hoped you wouldn’t mind.

A Lesson In Long Distance Love,
for Bazza Bond, who meant the stars to me xx

You're not even that attractive but -
I've fallen for you,
Yes, because you remind me of Her,
Your lips shaped so smooth;
They could be placed on a Grecian statue
In the Louvre,

Third perspective on the same story - only really makes sense if you've read the first two takes...

A tale of realisation

Day after day of warmth and cheer

My First Love story. A story about falling in love with someone 8000 miles away.

Was she the cougar or the prey? Can an older woman really find love on the Internet with a much younger man? You be the judge.

Relationship Break

“How can you miss the
obvious weight to my
smile since you left?”

“You were always weak”
I know that I can survive.

“The truth is I never loved you”

A woman's poignant reflections of a cherished friend.

.

It rained the day you left.
Late, I woke running.
I ran the three miles to the station,
feet legs arms automatic, left right swing,
though your bike-tracks were frozen in the lane,

Mandolin She always felt left out as a child
So she grew up a bit wild!

to get her anger out!
she started in her bare feet
treading and stamping

As she learnt when young

Inspired by http://writeoneleaf.tumblr.com/

Please bear in mind that I was very drunk during the events I am about to describe.

I want to escape

Run away
to hide,
so as to not have to
face the day
and the hardships,
to forget the struggle
and pain,
all the false expectation,
'cause after all

"Twins, separated at birth," we joked...

Vera's love affair is affecting the quality of her work and she is called to answer to her space station masters.