Tonight I am glowing.

I am wearing my feelings on the outside.

like a  new outfit,

The colour not yet faded,

The cloth uncreased.

I dance past the mirror

on light feet.

Admire the cut,

Note how well it fits,

How it brightens my eyes,

Puts a swing in my hips.

I look in the wardrobe.

Worn outfits left to hang,

Accessories stuffed in drawers,

Shut w...

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I search for me in a place

where we used to live.

Moments in time

Flicker by.

A series of stills.

When suddenly...

There I am

huddled at the bus stand

puffing out smoke rings

and listening to the sound

of taffeta snow hitting frozen ground.

And then as we walk on the Gill Way,

Jaws numb with the cold,

I come galloping galloping,

flat out, ha...

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The orange disc of the sun

is slowly engulfed by the black horizon.

Our faces glow in the flames.

A soft breeze cools salty sunburned skin.

The fire cracks.

A dog barks.

The tide rolls in and in and in.

Our children are sihouettes,

yelling

racing

chasing waves

or standing still

heads down, side by side,

savouring the sensation

of sand pulled thro...

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My tongue doesn't cut like a knife

It's a chainsaw

Less sneaky

Less Precise

Powered by fuel, it wades in.

Chopping, tearing, spitting out chunks

Until all that is left is a stump

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