Poetry How can you sleepso determinedwhen I shuffleand wriggleand twist and tossin and outof dreamstates? Clamminess –legs thrust outfrom underthe duvet,pulled back inas Ievaporateand chill. When I rouse fromone of those dreamswhere my lifeis underthreatfrom gangsof faceless beings –known but never known –and distressed,I reach in for you,try to wrapmy awkward formaround yours,seeking reassuranceswith heart …
Poetry These are the doldrums years.It’s easy to feel stranded here. Drifting in circular currentsToo tired, lazy, too stillTo move betweenPorts on the placid waters.Wistfully waiting for storms to weather.You come to live for the dramaWhen you’ve been alone too long. I remember the departure.We thought going international would beAll jet-set allure and dirty weekenders.Horn-rimmed …
Poetry I rememberthat Easter we spent in Spain, singingtall cold church, warm sunstruck wallof the café roof garden we looked downon the open marble coffin swaying through the streetswhere a marble Christ lay sleepingin a bloodbath of rose petals when you bent your head to minetelling secrets like a childwhen your mothwing laughter alighted on …
Poetry Your fingerprints glow yellow,Dotted all over my arms,My chest.Some already graduating to true bruise,VioletEagerly pushing its way outwardsTo wish me a happy new year. Months ago, you pressed your thumb into aStill wet painting andStamped lavender pigment onto my glasses.I had saidI wanted to be able to look outFrom its insides,And you made that …
