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THE LINES BETWEEN

April 5, 2013by ordinarylifelessordinary 12 Comments

Snap! The tension vibrates from here to there Lines traced as they slip between finger and thumb A tight pinch and a gentle squeeze before the breeze catches the nape […]

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Flashbacks

January 12, 2013by ordinarylifelessordinary 32 Comments

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 […]

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Kindness takes a minute

November 27, 2012by ordinarylifelessordinary 16 Comments

  Image source http://www.pinterest.com It’s the work of one minute to say ‘how are you?’ instead of ‘who do you think you are?’ or ‘let me tell you more about […]

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Plastic Daffodils

November 24, 2012by ordinarylifelessordinary 33 Comments

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 […]

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The Girl’s Got Attitude

November 24, 2012by ordinarylifelessordinary 4 Comments

(image source Pinterest.com) “That girl’s got attitude!” Whether you have heard somebody say that about you, or have said it about somebody else, it’s interesting to consider what attitude really […]

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Words Fail Me

October 13, 2012by ordinarylifelessordinary 31 Comments

  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 […]

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matter of fact – Part 1 & Part 2

September 22, 2012by ordinarylifelessordinary 32 Comments

        (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 […]

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Rosemary’s Overcoat

September 9, 2012by ordinarylifelessordinary 25 Comments

  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 […]

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The Upturned Barrow

August 18, 2012by ordinarylifelessordinary 39 Comments

Little beauty to be found in the contents of an upturned barrow just the weeds and dead ends of summer’s final sighs Our wheel, once punctured, now wobbled the metal […]

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Of Women At War (ft Some Unholy War, Amy Winehouse)

August 4, 2012by ordinarylifelessordinary 58 Comments

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 […]

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