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You notice too late The sound of dogs barking The heat in the air The tension; the electricity Too late you notice the boy At the side of the road Head bent forward Wounds dripping onto the pavement Now you … Continue reading →

1. The child You choose to hide Shy, scared of shadows And easy to fear 2. The adolescent Now you explore Test boundaries and borders To find out the limits 3. The bright young thing You are arrogant Full of … Continue reading →

She rolls her tongue in gold Turns her kisses to stone She wants to have, to hold To this moment alone She fears amnesia The loss of memory Feels an old nostalgia That might just set her free She shakes … Continue reading →

Later, we cleared her rooms Shook out heavy curtains Looked through family heirlooms Cleared the settled dust We found forgotten sheets with stains Something, blood or rust Your heart burst Because you thought the worst Later, when you cried It … Continue reading →

Three girls dancing in summer dresses Under trees Fat drops of thundered rain Fall A storm passes, comes to nothing Rain rises As steam from black tarmac, heated by Sun You are uncertain Someone calls to the girls, calls Them … Continue reading →

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