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Poem idea
20:96 It leaks when we shower, sometimes, through cracks already formed just for this purpose. After all, wouldn’t the whole ceiling start to sag if there was no crack to escape through? That would be much too visible, much too obvious that all it not right, and cause for action and sealant. She, I meanContinue reading “Poem idea”
Reflection
Poem idea
20:95 Blunt scissors hack open a wound in the back of your neck, exposing white insides and betrayal. The toy he left behind, as well as me, was turned limp and spineless by years of his abuse, his love. One minute he’d lick you tenderly, resting on you like a pillow, carry you wherever heContinue reading “Poem idea”
Poem idea
This one’s more of a rant than a poem 20:94 I don’t know how they’re getting in, he smiled, all good natured. They smirked back, glints of victory and deceit claiming the street and its residents. No one new was allowed to settle here, who didn’t do what they wanted, who didn’t thank them forContinue reading “Poem idea”
Poem idea
20:93 Tentative roots being placed with every brush stroke. There is resistance, at first, from a house already abandoned before. Backlash is harsh, the hand shakes and pauses for months and months. A large intake holds our world in place, before a defiant release shakes it awake and renews determination. The paint is thicker, theContinue reading “Poem idea”
Poem ideas
20:91 I’ll do nothing, because I can’t decide. Too many choices and they’re building up, threatening to rise and rise and expose me, for the fraud and half-assed dedication I have to my life, my ideas. I’ll choose nothing. I am nothing. 20:92 Bees though my window and floor, a route they forge ahead, evenContinue reading “Poem ideas”
Poem idea
20:90 I have two great loves. Both can never know the other, so I keep them separate, like a love affair. I’m not sure which is which. One is a passion throughout my life, sometimes all-consuming, second-to- none… Sometimes barely present, any attempts to spark fizz out and leave only frustration. The other came later,Continue reading “Poem idea”
Poetry Readings on Youtube
So, I’ve been avoiding this for weeks because I am not a confident person, but I know this is something I need to start focusing on. When I just finished uni about ten years ago I was confident enough to go to readings and open-mic nights and read my work. I was nervous, and IContinue reading “Poetry Readings on Youtube”
Poem ideas
20: 88 In cowardness and deceit ‘Till death do us part. Bare open my insides and judge them unconcerned. My emotions are transparent now, you can decide their worth: hysterical and unimportant, dismissive and wrong. In return, I’ll analyse your words, find hidden insults you didn’t even see, and focus on the insecurities and pain.Continue reading “Poem ideas”