germseed

wearing that same old jacket again?

NO! THE DEAD!

looking for love in 1870s Berlin?

NO! THE DEAD!

horses after dark on the mountain side range?

NO! THE DEAD!

sunlight cut through buttercups under the fat chins of schoolboys?

NO! THE DEAD!

reading Dostoyevski whilst driving a ten ton delivery truck?

NO! THE DEAD!

handing a plate of raw diced onion to a man with a strong but affected limp?

NO! THE DEAD!

leading a herd of goats round a car park and then suddenly…

NO! THE DEAD!

practicing languages on headphones at funerals?

maybe.

1.
two tiny slugs feeding from a broken snail
today the shell is perfectly clean and paper thin
one broken tooth out
[18.06.09]

2.
the tiki flower cannot spin
because she is loaded with love
but her colours are brighter
for this
[07.07.09]

3.
the man you never met
stands at the foot of your bed
holding the flowers
that he never gave to you
[07.07.09]

4.
black trees at 4am
something is in the forest
[08.07.09]

5.
the tentacles of love
are wrapped around your heart
not with restraint
but as a cradle
allowing room for growth
[31.08.09]

6.
razor chrome fins slice water
the shapes look different here
tug tug on my foot
and under
[22.11.09]

7.
no green bottles
hanging on the wall
[26.11.09]