Soft Boiled

A fissure in the shell:
the moist membrane glistens.
A tear threatening to leak,
a delicate ooze quivering.
Make no sudden movements.

Insides ready to gush out –
utterly disgusting and vulnerable.

Previously published in Lothlorien Poetry Journal Volume 10: On the Edge in 2022.

Broken Picture – The Official Playlist

My poetry chapbook Broken Picture now has an official of the songs that influenced me, provided motivation and got me through writing it. Highlights include 5AM by The Anchoress and Rearviewmirror by Pearl Jam.

Find it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3fgtc4RWbooLun3YWa3PrH?si=rlb_jaP_TRacLaqAWZnPHA

Greetings – A Christmas Poem

Greetings

A Christmas card tucked in a book –
forgotten, hidden all along.
Its envelope, crisp and naïve,
unaware of its importance,
preserved like a dried daisy.

It shimmers in the sun’s light,
blooming into existence again.
It was an innocent bystander,
stuffed away in confusion.
A ghost child, a haunting.

I never knew it would mean so much,
its absence not so notable.
The scribbled kisses, the looping letters,
scattered like petals. I’ll tuck it back.
A reminder to be forgotten.