Tag: feelings
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My Neighbour Hung a St. George’s Flag and Asked Me What I Thought
My neighbour hung a St. George’s flag and asked me what I thought,Now I’ve been known for my quick wit, but my brain – licked by the grotesqueness of it – could form no such retort,I had no words,No words would come,Struck dumb and dumbfounded that he would ask me something so inherently… dumb,With zero…
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Sleeping Bear
I am a sleeping bear with the richest hide of tan, Try and wake me if you dare, But none too many can. You can poke and you can tease; I may grumble, I may moan, But in a deep passivity I have made my humble home. A bear unlike my kin, Yes indeed I…
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Disconnected
What’s this that falls before my eyes, With blistered sores and weary sighs? A shell, a corpse that’s mummified in the bloodied gauze of her demise, She is my spirit, Mauled, maligned, Her salted tears have scored and dried. Malevolence poured from callous minds, Like tiny swords that beat and bind ’til they’ve pilfered thoughts…
Serena Malcolm 