Rumours

Once I was punched
In the solar plexus
Remembering you
Feels just the same
Breathless
Frozen
Muted by shock
How swiftly
You sought the next
Woman to sell
Your lies to

Hooked

If your bass didn't stride with a limp
Just like me
I'd still be numb
If your fingers were not calloused
I'd be free
Arrogantly so, like parakeets

I am hooked
Flattened fifths paint the air
Phosporescent blue
If you weren't tender
I'd taste trouble
In your copper eyes

Fleeting Memory

When once upon a time
My lips were like cherries
Open and blooming
Powerful in their surrender
Once captured, like a drug
Prey became predator

Not Today

Some days I get out of bed, smiling
Not today
Some days I like what I see in the mirror
Not today
Some days I eat with ease, light hearted
Not today
Some days I want to be with people
Not today
Some days I am deaf to insults
Not today
Some days I find joy in all things
Not today
Today I can't, I just can't

30/Backwards (taken from 'Lipstick')

Key to my heart
Keeper of secrets
Leather and red lipstick
The essence of me
Almond oil
Jasmine and burgundy lipstick
The essence of her
A suitcase from another time

29/Review

For hire
One feminist
No previous owners
Sturdy body
Impeccable gears
Colourful upholstery
Classic model
Minimal dents and scratches
Excellent engine
Priceless
Or nearest offer
Genuine callers only

28/Bridges

And so we reach the other side
From where there is no chance of return
Watch the bridges crumble into dust
Blown apart by cruelty, coercion
Manipulation and mishaps