Dr Rose Petrohilos

Kisses

The ruby red richness of lips Dipped in cherries mixed with honey And unlike your fingers they trail Over my starburnt skin and flicker In the firelight as they brush past me On their way to sweeter pastimes Oh who can say whereupon me they Will next set ablaze with whimpers Their pretty besmirches trailed…

Bye

Remember when You first came to say hello? // I scarcely need to say more The moment imprinted Forever you hinted Until I became something of a chore // And the funny thing about living Is that I can see so much further today And yet I am done words little to none Are all…

Heart Lies

I often find my mind drifting away from the past and into future solid ground. Like a bee finding nectar in a flower I went searching and at last in the end I was found. Before me lies an endless field of poppies and roses and cherry trees in bloom. Their blood red jewels glittering…

Baby Fire

With every candle you buy me I grow my love for you a little bit more Toasting my marshmallowy heart one yummy flicker at a time And who is really to say if Strawberry Shortcake or Lava or Prosecco Are real and proper flavours for a baby fire? Surely they’re not but then again I’m…

To Wear

It’s such an odd look for me to be sad It doesn’t fit me as well as anger Or tragedy Or fury It’s not something I like to wear And if I could take it off and put it back in the closet I would The colour doesn’t suit me and I’m oh so pale…

Reef

I think that when we are lost it’s good to have a yearning for home and to be found It keeps us from going too far I suppose and we shouldn’t want to go beyond reach But there is a place between the shore and the deep sea where there is so much life That…

Chocolate Ice Cream

The inspiration for this piece is the speech that I would give to aspiring GAMSAT takers while I worked as a Humanities tutor. I would encourage them to think about the implications of chocolate versus strawberry ice cream, and what empathy meant in that setting. I’m not sure how many of them took my advice…

Float

Float above the dangerous air The pollution the darkness everywhere Float above your care and worries The stressful tension that always hurries Float until you see a pretty sphere The earth beneath you crystal clear Float until you see the bright sun The battle behind you and the war won

Word To The Wise: Keep It Up

// There’s very little I can offer you by way of recompense For the years of solid mateship and revelry we’ve spent But if I can sell you something from here across the sea It’s a promise that if you choose to love it will always set you free And I know it’s a bit…

Deathly Sweet

Sometimes I hear her knock knocking at my door A deathly sweet voice that begs me for more More blood more drama more colour more spite A terrifying demon who cackles in the night And her lips are so soft and her arms so inviting Who wouldn’t want to kiss her or maybe die trying…

MarieAthena & Co

Author: Dr Rose Petrohilos