Poetry: Night Shift

The widening under my eyelids And slowing of my breath The stretch in my jawline And soft fall of my hair The tip-tap of my keyboard And the glow of fluorescent lights The anticipation of waiting And nervous pacing of my heart Night shift is about to start

Poetry: Badge of Honour

I wear my love for you as my Badge of Honour And I am not ashamed Of caring about you Of feeling for you You matter to me Thriving, for me Means being unashamed of Who I am Why I am I love you Yes, Little Dove You All of you And like an ocean…

Poetry: Half A Jar Of Jam

For a friend of the fishes, Volley. I didn’t really think we’d be friends for a good while after I first met you, but hey – I’m super glad we are and that’s life! I’ll never forget the …err Heated discussion We had in the GAF that first day For what it’s worth I’m sorry…

Poetry: Rubies On Fire

Sweetly sighing sounds of sin On a Sunday afternoon It’s a fleeting lapse, le petit mort Such a fine and fearless feeling Dropping my beautiful dewy days in Dedication to my own delight Rowing a righting ship of richly Star-redded rubies on fire Merry laughter ringing out Meddles and masquerades In truth, I am my…

Poetry: You Are A Queen

For Rose Frosting, that beautiful little girl of only six months ago. Hold on, a question from the gallery! Oh, you don’t remember her? Who is she, you ask? Well, I haven’t used that name in a long, long time. Mind you, of course you all know her, she’s me x How many times have…

Poetry: Afluttering In My Breasts

O I love girls And I love boys But most of all I love being in love The soft touch of a beautiful hand That sets afloat again a thousand gorgeous butterflies Afluttering in my breasts and lips Drink of the sweet wine of love Dear readers, and you’ll never regret it It will send…

Poetry: Jedi Whispers

It’s a new hope of mine That I’ll drink of Oyster wine And seriously explain the horrors Of blu-ray remixes and Jedi whispers Perhaps it’s not quite right to say this to an elf Crossovers isn’t usually something I do myself // But I’ll speak these words timeless and true Knife-Ears, May The Force Be…

Sea Shanty: The Universe Sent Him A Fairy

For Wise, you definitely should get yourself a sailboat! Oh there was a sailor bold He went to sea to search for gold But all he found was a merry lass dreamy // And he sailed into the sun With a glass full of rum And the universe sent him a fairy // He had…

A Letter to Beatrice: My Cold Blood

Dear Beatrice, When I was younger, I used to idealise you. In truth, I still think many of your words capture the spirit of strong, independant womanhood far better than many modern writers and poets. “I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me.” Stunning, my dear,…