She less than half and can
he more than twice and can’t
not adding up their difference
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Category: Poetry
Shadows Touch
Knees weld
arms cross
heart locks
sigh echoes
shadows touch
fingers brush
hand held
trace of love
Once Enough
She’ll not be no one
flat out to be someone
takes him for a fool
Kindness her weakness
touch begins to break in
stays beyond her clock tick
Reset plays her game again
leaves him hanging hopeless
once enough no more
Not Anyone
Not everything
he knows
that something
doesn’t show
he’s someone
she knows
not anyone
that close
Muse
Poem:
His words now too confused
his way his and his muse
he’s real and of this world
she of a life absurd
the end of one begun
the other looking on.
Six Words:
Not you? Never said she was.
One Foot
Thought walking
cliff edge turn
one foot aired
one standing
attention returned
Please No
The kiss you put
on my lips
wipe off
I’m not that kind
you know it
The words you put
in my mouth
take out
yours not mine
why do it
The life you
sucked from me
spit it
please no
don’t swallow
Care Free
Care guide no use
hand rub squeeze tight
deep soak wet through
hot wash why rush
spin-cycles least two
well-conditioned hell yes
iron best wrinkle free
airing-cupboard tight fit
while here clean sheets
okay mister don’t mess up
damn you’re doing it again.
Until You Do
Until you do
I’ll find
hold on to
loose ends
not let you
fall apart
Until you do
I’ll touch
ease knots
untwist
release you
from inside
Until you do
I’ll breathe
exhale feelings
for you
to do with
as you will
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Selected from ‘EDC Shorts’ for publication in ‘Lines of Cause’ by EDC, September 2019
The Day Before Or After
When did you decide
no one on one with him
the day before or after
you said you couldn’t wait
When did you decide
to mess up bad his mind
the day before or after
you said you never would
When did you decide
you’d made a big mistake
the day before or after
he said he understood
When did you decide
you didn’t need to cry
the day before or after
he wiped away your tears
When did you decide
you’d always love him
the day before or after
he said ‘I love you’
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Selected from ‘EDC Shorts’ for publication in ‘Lines of Cause’ September 2019.
