Spidery webs across the page I look up and you are gone again A ball of light is all that remains Save the light of a conductors baton all is darkness without pattern That ball of light leaving lightning streaks used to illustrate our metaphorics writing in the language of gods we wept together againstContinue reading “Metaphorics”
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Nose
Haiku #441
What spark did flitter Among my thoughts like glitter gold against the soul
Happy Birthday 2017
To all my followers! Happy Birthday 2017! Created in Paint.net by Andrew Watkins ©2017 Andrew Watkins
Blood of the Volcanic Sands
Sulphurous decomposition leaves a conversation of desiccated remains and milky white bones beneath a parchment skin. A rictus grin tells of pain and a tear falls from my eye. My eye is drawn to a yellow biro pen in the jacket pocket of the corpse. I wonder who put it there, for later, when it wouldContinue reading “Blood of the Volcanic Sands”
Depression
Monster God Fish pie In the everlasting… We can only bow and take the strain As they reign victorious Mercy for those deep in transgression In the house of God Strength to those suffering Joy to those in bondage Freedom to those in chains Epiphany to those in darkness Pray that we may see WildContinue reading “Depression”
Jig Poem
Jig-saw jig-seen Jig been there Jig will try it… Jig been… Jig self upwards Repair Hands together Going nowhere Jig on, Jig out Jig yourself out of a hole Jig-me a melody Jig inside to a tune Jig on anywhere, anyplace love has been Jig to the future, jig to the past Jig going forward It’sContinue reading “Jig Poem”
Songwrite 6
Song For Sirens Looking at my monitor in despair Listening to songs I wanted to write Maybe if we were together I’d start to get things right Now it’s so great to see you And our friends are the magic glue Baby I’m starting to believe there’s nothing better than me and you. Now itContinue reading “Songwrite 6”
Songwrite 5
Losing It Writes well. Write a rewrite. Write a spell. Keep it safe inside. Losing my religion all over ‘gen ©2017 Andrew M Watkins
Songwrite 3
Still talking The bus journey still ringing in my ears we meet kiss and say hello and then the glow fades to yellow and blue as we move inside and while the others are laughing we cry. I don’t know why. We cry for those left outside perhaps in the rain. We cry for theContinue reading “Songwrite 3”