Monthly Archives: May 2014

The dust in the air of the unused room catches the sunlight. We wait for the strangers to leave. You are tired. You say to me the same as before: something in what you say annoys I am lost in … Continue reading →

Six is the number: six weeks between blood tests when in the throes of toxicity. Now things are calm six months. Three times six. The first time; the time it took from start to diagnosis and recognition: eighteen months. Eighteen … Continue reading →

I am silent When words should be said I remain quiet I am silent What should be mentioned Remains unspoken I am silent Why? I can’t say Words remain unsaid I am silent Who should speak out? We remain still … Continue reading →

That first summer when we met When we ran through field on field Sunshine lengthened days so we scarcely slept And as we raced, neither of us would yield But ran instead to win That summer I remember well Enchanted … Continue reading →

You aged me Overnight You made me Careworn Worn out You took youth And made me Aged When I woke You’d Changed me Made me Old Lined, grey Painted me Out