Butterfly
Was it myself I saw in you, so despairing, like a butterfly in a Chinese lampshade, trying to reach out, … Continue reading Butterfly
Tag: poetry
Just Standing Here
I see so much just standing here here or wherever I am I see people’s rhythms and rituals the magnificent … Continue reading Just Standing Here
The Monster Came
Seen in the distance, For eight long years You walked the same twelve steps, In blustery rooms You shared your … Continue reading The Monster Came
All the Hemispheres
Leave the familiar for a while. Let your senses and bodies stretch out Like a welcomed season Onto the meadow … Continue reading All the Hemispheres
Flight
No bridges crossed but your fingertips lightly touching my face is the migration of birds across continents and for that … Continue reading Flight
Our life story, like a zebra for us
Our life story, is like a zebra for us, A black band, a white band, then a big arse, And … Continue reading Our life story, like a zebra for us
A Pebble
I’ve been ill for a long time, and I was walking with my head stooped over when I found a … Continue reading A Pebble
Monologue at Nine A.M.
“It’s no small thing, this coming To this cantabile. Living With him’s been fever from outset Sixteen years ago. For … Continue reading Monologue at Nine A.M.
Blank Verse #1
Your eyes are the colour of water but it is completely frozen over and there is no way into your … Continue reading Blank Verse #1
Kintsugi: the Japanese Art of Golden Repair
I want to know what it feels like for reconciliation to wash over my fault lines. Take my cracks and … Continue reading Kintsugi: the Japanese Art of Golden Repair
