A sting cracks open her heart. A pool of guilt spills over the ruined carpet. New worlds flash into her eyes, Dark shadows linger high on the ceiling, That she once thought were angels. Now she sees they were a mistake. A catalyst of danger, The trouble of a creature lurking deep. And the painContinue reading “What She Did – A Poem”
Category Archives: Poetry
Spine – A Poem
My spine is broken from how far I have bent, And yet I still cannot reach my toes. The weight that lifts only when they all approve Has found a curve in our stomachs , Resting easily in the hollow.
Train – A Poem
Fuzzed up blackening blue seats crane eagerly at windows of green and grey whirling into each other. Vibrations confirm the world is passing by. A head of oaky coloured strands tickling unseen ears weighs a bare neck down towards the chalk of a resin table, eager eyes caressing words that remind them of how theyContinue reading “Train – A Poem”
The Game – A Poem
It didn’t come home, and neither did they. At least, not the same as they were yesterday. Browns and greens spatter, needless and sore, It was only a game, but not any more.
Ocean Mild – A Poem
Strange tides do quell in the currents.The breaks go on into a swirl of tepid bubbles,It rises. In and out and further and closer.The changing patterns forming on shredded shells,Painted rocks.Never the same, as the last waves feast,Froth writing new truths into old formed canvases.Everything moves into the same.Yet none are identical.Another wave comes.
Frozen Sand- A Poem
Reaching out to touch the fading glass Of memories that have wandered past, I see myself reflected back but It is not me. Not who I thought I was. I see the faces and I hear the noise But it is all distant. A hum of Melancholy permeates through as I Pick out the worstContinue reading “Frozen Sand- A Poem”
Lily Portman 