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She
She,
is not yet an old soul. Such apprenticeship has not yet begun.
Studiously she watches as you cite your second hand wisdom.
Bested by her innocence, such familiar nostalgia withers like the thick layer of dust it hides beneath.
Shaken and bruised like brine against an ice cube, the vermouth of your ideals is poured into an ill fitting glass.
Left feeling dirty you turn to d...
Saturday 23rd December 2017 6:57 am
My Ocean (S)
A Tumblr picture; my first bikini
In the ocean
I had been so proud, disabled and beautiful
That's when you saw my shine
You reached out like a moth to a flame
Too fast, my love, too fast
One makes mistakes
when no one hesitates
Oh how much you have grown my love
Not only have you become the man I saw all along
You have become the man you have always wanted to be
I ...
Tuesday 21st November 2017 1:31 am
Phases
Phases. Transitory time patches
Grouped or characterised by a theme.
A shade, a colour, a tangible
And identifiable sameness.
Consistent, representative.
Phase of fashion.
Action.
Musical want.
Reflecting an idea.
Ethos.
Perhaps belonging.
Tribal. Feral.
Perhaps marking self out as distinct.
Separating self from the others.
...
Friday 11th August 2017 4:53 pm
(but also when she said no)
When he said yes
(but also when she said no)
(not the she that I love now, but the she that I loved then)
I became an open gash with feelings gushing to cover all who cared.
When he said yes
(but also when she said no)
My torment twisted and turned in mystifying yet comforting ways.
When he said yes
(but also when she said no).
Sunday 28th May 2017 6:22 pm
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