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”
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Into the Air – A Prologue
This is the prologue to my second novel, Into the Air. I may post further chapters on here so stay tuned and do comment if you wish to read more! The man, coated in grey, wept ceaselessly as he flicked through the pages. A woman in yellow had handed him a fire licked book andContinue reading “Into the Air – A Prologue”
Autumn – Prologue
This is one I was working on a while ago, I might return to it but I initially wrote it as an experiment. Enjoy! Stirring The walls, now dust, grey and battered, wind whipped scars cover the side facing the orange trees. Silence. A few fallen leaves rustle, darting along the road. Silence. A hollowContinue reading “Autumn – Prologue”
Don’t Cry, Baby! – Prologue
Here is the prologue for my first full novel that I will be posting snipets of over the course of this week, along with my usual. Enjoy! Sunlight hits my eyes. There’s noise and pits of silence one after the other after the other. The fear makes me weep. A shadow looms over meContinue reading “Don’t Cry, Baby! – Prologue”
Tremble – A Poem
My brain singled me out today. It whispered drastic taunts, Made me follow down a line of thought That echoes in my brain. A rock thrown in a lost of caves. I did not want to hear So I screamed in silence. Can’t disrupt others. The ache of physical work Fired the ache in myContinue reading “Tremble – A Poem”
Fear – A Poem
I have seen in black and white and red, But it is not a joke. It is the blurring of vision, The dry mouth and heart in throat, The replaying of a fairground mind, Spinning faster until you gasp for the air that has been Thrown from your lungs in an effort for you to Continue reading “Fear – A Poem”
Gasping – A Poem
There is a serious tremble in the background That leaves me still, afraid. If I could breathe it onto another But that breath blows as a hurricane And I spin heady with it. We exist but not as one. And I am Very one. Pushing through searching for us. For one, for me, For everythingContinue reading “Gasping – A Poem”
India Quigg – A Short Story
I wrote this when I was 18 for a course I was doing. It was a bit of an experiment for me but I still have a soft spot for it. Feedback is always welcome, please enjoy! India Quigg, compressed to less than half of what she could be, stood on the edge of aContinue reading “India Quigg – A Short Story”
Lifting Fog – A Poem
I think about the times all hell Has consumed my brain. Stuck in a thick black tar, But happy, because at least I was warm. I have been scared of my fear, Thinking of the monsters I have nurtured in my past. But I have set them free and Now they are lost. They wantContinue reading “Lifting Fog – A Poem”
Salt and Sea – A Poem
How long do we stargaze? Boating away to some far off As dust covers us And leaves us forgotten. We exist within our own. The sea is not tranquil As we breathe in ourselves an ease That does not take to the waters. How delicate a process To wither in depths She was old andContinue reading “Salt and Sea – A Poem”
Lily Portman 