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Night Scented Stock

by Ian Whiteley

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Night Scented Stock

 

tick

 

unfamiliar room

in a strange bed

full of creaks

eyes heavy lidded

from restless sleep

shadows dance

in corners

at the edge

of your peering.

silence hisses

as the house groans

branches prise

at the window frame

scratching out

their insistent cravings

in regular tattoos

heartbeat racing

...

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Wednesday 23rd October 2013 7:41 pm

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