It looked at me in surprise, that fox I met that afternoon. We both stopped dead in our tracks. I stared at the intelligent brown…
Drown
Float gently above; relish in your paradise. Prepare for the storm. Fall down from the sky to the depths of a lost sea. Lonely, afraid:…
The Dark
“I can’t face it,” you say. I stand quiet, don’t want to wound you when you’re already bleeding. But your words are shards, the barbed…
Mr. Crestfallen
He shuffled along the pavement like dead leaves in the wind, always carrying a third support. Mr. Crestfallen’s sombre eyes drooped into heavy bags, almost…
Journeys
They loom in and out of sight with eerie speed, like ghosts of places left behind. Pale and colourless against the dark, silhouettes of light…
Insomniac
When we return home, Wishing everyone their goodnights, Making sure the lights turn drab, Not letting the bedbugs bite, That’s when the feeling enters: I…
Exequies of an Angel
Rip off my wings, Cut off my golden curls; Extinguish the light I give To frightened boys and girls. Strip me of my snow white…
The Fire Dancer
I dragged the match across the sandpaper coarse side of the box. Splintered sparks scattered outwards with a flare of life. An amber corona swaddled…
Falling
Looking back, everything seemed so infinite, though I had no understanding of the word. It was me – yes, I had family that cared, friends…
Granny
Memories are like old movies; I would watch some more than others, We all have our preferences. Standing on the ageless bridge, A scene flickers…