Emotional Distance
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Pigeons
On the Travelodge roof 14 pigeons Bask in the gutters Queuing for the morning Close together, cooing Fluffing feathers gritted with mites I take a...
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So I Wrote A Poem
The day gravity stopped We floated for weeks Propelled by the last breaths of normality Numbness infiltrated all Everyone was tucked in tightly...
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2 Metres Apart
8 widths of wooden floorboard Connect us in this room Your nearness tastes sweet As heart-shaped haribo Distance closes in Your face appears Close...
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November
The month began without gaps tongue to tongue We kissed through laughter Held thighs between thighs Stroked trails of tingles with soft fingers...
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Pairs
Everybody gets into pairs “Stand by your partner” The teacher says Except for me, I carry the kit Years later, life is full of couples Hand-holders...
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I Want To Be
I want to be somewhere far from here From me Somewhere else Somebody different In the distance I want to cut the strings Undo the binding Shed the...
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October
I write you a gift A silken morning Hemmed with Soft edges Frayed corners Sure fingers Follow the feel of the thread Your eyes creased by distant sun...
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- 133 reads
Therapy Sessions
You’re allowed To reopen the wounds Tear the edges Lift the skin You can let it all back in You can uncross your arms Expose your heart Uncurl your...
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Kiss Chase
At first we scattered Hesitating to find soft lips Wet with milk And salt n vinegar crumbs Squirming hostages Offering rosy cheeks or daring mouths...
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I Give You My Heart
I give you my heart To wrap in glass Stash it safely on the roof Let it freeze Let the wind toss it Like flotsam On a gravel beach Carry it in an...
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Inference
Sunshine days You fool yourself With ghosts of meaning Existing in smiles Show me honesty in your teeth In the humid air between these pillows Show...
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Tarot
White light flickers In the sage-scented room She draws three cards Inhales through glittery teeth Silver charms wink from her wrists Angels in dark...
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Non Fungible Token
Our souls have known each other since they were stardust I am of the universe You are heard; listen My hand touched yours Your eyes found mine You...
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She Tells Him That She Loves Him
He looks left with dilated pupils It’s not right That’s nice Hmm There’s a space where he usually inserts the kissing emoji and hopes she’ll forget...
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She Tells Me That She Loves Me
I push my eyes into the corners of the room As I say That’s nice There’s a silence where I want to declare that I think of her constantly but the...
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I Tell Him That I Love Him
He looks everywhere but at my eyes Eventually he says That’s nice There’s a silence where I wait for him to elaborate Even the ‘care a lot about you...
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Sick Leave
You just need a rest To feel better soon Go back to bed In a quiet dark room Sleep and recharge Close your eyes and relax Take deep calming breaths...
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Jam over Toast
I spread my love like jam Over toast without butter Covering the burnt bits Rhubarb and vanilla linger You pick out the pips I jab at crumbs with a...
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Valentine’s Day
Can I kiss you? He asks in the darkening car park By the puddles of oil-covered rain I rewound to the bench in the square To the way his eyes didn’t...
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