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Outside
They don’t realise how lonely it is
on the outside.
They pushed me to it, cheered me on
and smiled.
They think I obtained it all
on my escape.
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I have less now than when I was sat with them
on the inside.
At least then I had somebody to share
moments with.
Now I have nothing except my reflection keeping me company.
It’s lonely on [...]
Fare
I wait for the bus in a strange town
And wonder with a nervous edge if
the driver will understand what I am saying
when I ask ‘how much is the fare?’.
They don’t like outsiders here,
and they like odd accents even less.
This town, caught up in its antiquity,
could be mistaken for a black hole.
It’s in a timewarp you [...]
White whites
My mother was proud of her whites. I was too.
You could see the glint in her eye when friends of mine
would comment on how brilliantly white my socks were.
Their socks always looked a greyish off-white colour.
You could tell they thought that my socks were
a sign of a good caring mother, as though they’d been [...]
Jealousy
When I see you, who were so wise and cool,
Gazing with silly sickness on that fool
You’ve given your love to, your adoring hands
Touch his so intimately that each understands,
I know, most hidden things; and when I know
Your holiest dreams yield to the stupid bow
Of his red lips, and that the empty grace
Of those strong legs [...]
The love machine
Image by Ray Caesar
Do you see the look in my eyes?
The stark glassy stare
through which I project
my loathing for you?
Do you see how my love
turned to dust before you?
How my soul vanished
into your void?
You made me this way
You tore my heart to pieces
until every sinew became detached,
broken and lifeless.
You stole my spirit.
Now I am mere [...]
