Lying in the tossed sheets in the morning you realise you have woken without something you have felt this before that empty space has been with you as long as you can remember but now it has taken form now that presence has crushed the pillows laid a towel over the chair traced itself uponContinue reading “The Empty Space”
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Watermelons
A poem for my mother. – In our house (When the need arises) You cut watermelons Take the carving knife Gently And bring it to bear On the rough edges that hide our fruit Inspect the flesh It is flawed no doubt but without rot Slice it in even orderly parts The best for servingContinue reading “Watermelons”
The Bird who liked the Quiet
This is a children’s story I wrote for a quarantine project with Vertigo theatre. Originally it was quite sad, and I’m glad I was given a reason to revisit it and make something hopeful. – Once there was a little bird who lived in a quiet wood. And that was just how she liked it. She’dContinue reading “The Bird who liked the Quiet”
The room has four walls
The room has four walls And a window and a door And it always feels empty Even when it’s a mess The room has four walls And a ceiling which by rights Should be more novel to stare at Or at least I think so The room has four walls And the wardrobe doors areContinue reading “The room has four walls”
Dirge of Troy
If only I had strength to match my eyes That hold unblinking view upon the shores Where in the coming days the waves shall rise And bring to bear the fruit of distant wars To cast into the sea these bitter few Whose whims and wants are wrought in others’ blood And let the watersContinue reading “Dirge of Troy”
Autumn Eternal Fiction 