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Narcissus

Narcissus needs a loving gaze As a baby his Mother looked away or hid her eyes tired and sad He has needed ever since a pretty mirror to exist not to move or speak or love his human self but exist
Cherry

Cold Boudicca

Cold Boudicca her city suit armours her in cloth her woman self set aside and fallow trusts only herself wears knives on her chariot and crisped helmet hair cooks for one and sighs at the hopelessness of men

Load King

...I felt more secure knowing I would not be the only victim of the crushing metal train if one decided to jack-knife.

Christmas Ornament

...Our youngest got a mild lecture on respecting other people's property and the assembly work continued.

Grasping At Nettles

Breathlessly we climb the non-metamorphic hillside the glare squinting at our shadows your fatherly hand steering my footing. You fill my head with your 'earth nectar'¦ I marvel at the volcanic rock

A Half-light declaration

Whispering in hair stroking softness at three am I mingle profundity with nonsense to form messages that loop around your neck like my outstretched arms. The checked bedspread shields me as in the grey light I seek your scrutiny

A ditty on divorce and A toast to amicable break ups

A Ditty on Divorce: Shall I name several instances of betrayal Or quote well-meaning advice? No I'll go forth in anger And dream of squeezing his genitals in a vice. ---()()()--- A Toast To Amicable Break Ups

How Sweet That Is

Our pedals spin and whir we career along a gravel path. Beneath the squinting grey I listen to our intimate soundtrack. Cycling tall in conifers, following your curved back that maps my way, caught in the thrill of future reminiscing

A Hijacked Nation

A Hi-jacked Nation The TV runs on a loop: Torn clothing, ashen faces, wails of realisation, Maniacal sirens and amber alarms, blood running from foreheads and knees. Concrete monoliths shadow the victims
Cherry

Lily's Frillies

Another journal. Thoughts on a frilly hat.

The Barley Fields

Baked tarmac cracks in the heat of the day And the smell of scorched earth shimmers. Dust and insects film my prickling face.

Planet Tardis

Through the looking glass at the back of the wardrobe in a quiet street where the Tardis stands Barely furnished Habitat basics two mugs and a kettle Shall we go exotic? test our pleasures
Cherry

I Have Always Been Afraid of Air

I have always been afraid of air The swooping fall of space fast cold plummet Not a circle like a leaf but in deadly earnest I want a bigger life but not the empty air hold me in your arms

Everyone in America

Everyone in America live in big colonials on the lakeshore or in modern mansions with a seaview in the OC They all have perfect teeth and designer clothes wonder at nothing except the price of oil

Cave of the Storm Nymphs

Let me call you a storm pull you laughing into lucent waves My pretty sisters loll and languish in flickering cave light tricketting with baubles while sailors drown and drown Come to me we wil be air

Red

It was red/gold my hair bright copper Titian Pre-Raph Burne-Jones beautiful I asked the hairdresser to put it back now it's just red

The Old Car

...The car was on its side and secured in position for the grand display to follow.

The White Crow

...The calm water stretched for one hundred yards through the canyon ahead

HANG ON YOUR FAITH

Hang On To Your Faith The devil's whole strategy is to get you to turn loose of your faith in God and His Word. MARK 4:15 NIV 15 Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the

REJOICE IN TROUBLE

Rejoice In Trouble Life can be hard. Maybe you have been forsaken by your spouse. Or are struggling with the death of a loved one. Or facing the constant pain of disease. Or the loss of a job or business. Or, maybe just the

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