in my brain
the shame i feel
is real enough
even though it happened
twenty years or more
ago
__________
Notes:
1. Written on May 20th, 2022
__________in my brain
the shame i feel
is real enough
even though it happened
twenty years or more
ago
__________
Notes:
1. Written on May 20th, 2022
__________My hair is like those feathers you sometimes see
abandoned and alone
on the barren patches of land where gardens used to be
__________
Notes:
1. Written on May 10th, 2022
__________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
__________
Notes:
1. Written on May 10th, 2022
__________i am tired
much more often
than i’m ever asleep
_________
Notes:
1. Written on April 19th, 2022
__________There was a football in the river
floating away
towards the sea
___________
Notes:
1. Written on April 5th, 2022
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