I ASK MYSELF
Why do I do this? The habit of self flagellation unbearable yet I find my place here time and again pick… pick… pick… ouch. Why do I do this? Thrown […]
Tag Archives: loss
Flashbacks
Lights on. There were flashbulbs for parties Glistening cubes of silver and plastic pop Instamatic moments that seal in the magic Lights off. There were whispers, always whispers of something […]
Plastic Daffodils
How do you prepare yourself for life as a little girl lost How do you prepare yourself for a sharp February morning when the chill bites your nose and the […]
Words Fail Me
Source: my.opera.com via Kelli on Pinterest Fear is a medal at my breast I earned the sharp pin, it sticks me like a test. Of strength and […]
Hard to Swallow
Under a tumble down sky you sat with empty arms and a heavy breast ‘You must eat.’ they said But every time you tried it was too hard to swallow […]
matter of fact – Part 1 & Part 2
(i) I wasn’t expecting this, or that as a matter of fact yet it was entirely predictable After all, I laid the breadcrumb trail […]
Rosemary’s Overcoat
Her last Autumn passed like all the others, no cause for change to a routine as constant as the turn of the calendar Warding off shivered joints and lurking […]
Missiles
The words punch a hole through my heart and once reeling I shoot missiles from my upturned stomach still churning my buttered ideals At the bottom of […]
The Truth of Broken Dolls
No matter how many times I think I’ve finally fixed the broken pieces, I’m drawn again to feel for those raw edges. The crackles creeping under a porcelain glaze […]
Of Women At War (ft Some Unholy War, Amy Winehouse)
Boudica rides forth with the ferocity and courage of a woman pushed to the brink. With nothing left to lose, and I know many like her even now, who bite back […]
