#1: The Spider
scuttling across ceilings
spitting at me
all my splendid children
demand to be free
#2: The Cat
only in sleep
are we truly ourselves
and no one is themself
more often than me
#3: A Crow
you cannot
you will not
ever
scare
me
#4: David
My beard is like a tangled bush
filled with cobwebs
and bees
rotting fruit
and sparrow’s nests
crisp packets, carrier bags
and old coke cans
turned pink over time
by rain
and sun
#5: The Ghost In The Well
I am no longer alive
and you are not yet dead
but give it time
and we’ll be together again
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Notes:
1. The Spider was written on May 20th, 2022
2. The Cat was written on June 4th, 2022
3. A Crow was written on January 3rd, 2023
4. David was written on May 10th, 2022
5. The Ghost In The Well was written on November 11th, 2022