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University Payphone
From the depths of a damp October
you called me daily
The auburn street outside
so unfamiliar
That new city
didn't yet feel like home
"I just called to hear your voice
and ask when you’ll come to visit?"
Muted tears falling
on the university payphone
And the scratch of coins loading
asking if I missed you
And every day, I do
of course, I do
Every dusk into that winter
our daily ...
Friday 21st October 2022 1:48 pm
9 am.
My eyes are shut
my brains going wild
That feeling in my gut
Makes me want to be a child
I think back to yesterday
It was the very same
I wish it would go away
In the end I’m all to blame
My heart beats too fast
As the clock turns nine
I’m giving today a pass
But I’ll be out of line
Where’s the fresh start
The one I dream about
Even th...
Tuesday 15th March 2022 8:36 pm
College Campus Cop
Thursday morning dew
damp on his shoes
Cotton socks graze past grass tips
Leather holster holds to his hips
Squinting eyes tell passersby
he might’ve been up all night
Clumps of keys cling clang
against his hand and chain
Sacred badge on uniform sleeves
Shorts hit just above his knees
A subtle limp hints he might be spent
but nary a sign ...
Friday 19th November 2021 2:28 am
Genesis- Ch1 (TW and CW: rape, partying, self harm)
Last Night
…(gemma)...Gemma…
“Gemma!” She snapped into consciousness, only partly. Her head was pounding and her fingers felt swollen.
“What time is it?” she murmured. Her eyelids remained heavy still, but they opened wide enough to notice the thin rays of light streaming through the dorm room’s blinds. Gemma shifted her body to face Alex. He looked almost as groggy as s...
Wednesday 2nd May 2018 10:51 pm
Aberystwyth Scenes, 1970
It was always The Cabin
before her lectures
coffee
and Flic demolishing
The Times crossword,
sharing the clues but
writing the answers
as she read, smoked,
pushed her blond hair
...
Thursday 8th February 2018 4:15 pm
Brown Water
The water is terribly brown,
the water is terribly brown.
Beside the pool lie spread-eagled
academics, wearing terrible frowns,
cavorting in hideous gowns.
This is a lesson in three crowns,
the king, the knave, the clown,
poetic lineage watered down,
by a muddy lake on edge of town.
I'd like to see them falter,
trip up
and then drown.
Thursday 7th July 2016 9:04 pm
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