how we desert sprites grew into sharks, i’ll never know: creatures of the depths that roam without ceasing, that cannot stop for fear of sinking death Does the sea envy land its solidity? Does it tire of the dipRead more…
Valentine’s Day
i. my heart is a nightwatchman who still fears the dark, a warrior woken in peacetime by phantom gunfire crashing through his dreams my beloved walks even when there is nowhere to be, feet duty-bound to shake off pursuersRead more…
The Note
Last night I found a note that I had written for myself at the beginning. For myself, but really for you. We exist in a bubble – Of you and me. It doesn’t matter what will or what wasRead more…
Pillow from the left
I took his pillow from the left side of the bed for the first time since he left. My head was thick with sickness and I couldn’t smell him there. The last time I had the flu we ran outRead more…
Athena
Dear woman: pick me as your patron deity. Because I was born in armour and no man has ever cracked it. Because I invented the bridle and taught men to tame horses (to distract them from tying up whores, theRead more…