Teeth like ancient tombstones; her grin was wide and quant Her eyes were not remarkable but light and green and faint   Her skin was freckled, her cheeks pockmarked Her words could sparkle, shone in the dark   Well I met her at a party, a story quite cliché Slurped my drink and told me […]

You made me lowered, When you splayed your hands to cut the light And showed me how to trace the night – And I made my paper gods. The jagged bottle, shackles, ashes: Candles and dust Strings coiled with rust. I remember you played for me And the slits of your words Beat time, your […]

The wind here blows strongly, The sky here is grey. I walk outside, in the bitter cold, While people walk away.   Through the winter, I wait for you. Through the winter, I still love you.   The dust falls like snowflakes, The sky falls like sleet. I close my eyes and draw my dreams, […]

It was a twenty minute countdown To the time when school should end Teachers farewelled students Classmates said goodbye to friends   Her laugh was easy Her smile was true Her eyes were shining  Picture of youth   She walked right past the staff room Humming as she went Thinking of the holiday And the […]