We overlook the microscopic city below, legs Dangling off the mossy edge Toy cars and lego buildings reach up towards us But we’re too busy chasing the clouds. - We breathe in the fresh air Savouring the lack of pollution Cleaning out our clogged up lungs - I hand you a squashed ham and cheese... Continue Reading →
30 Day Writing Challenge: Day 13 – Chair
Thirteen chairs sit in a circle One is wooden, with grey tape bound to one leg One is glass, teetering on a crystal stand One is plastic, with smooth curves One is leather, with claws on its feet One is pink velvet, sickly and worn One is rocking, the remnants of what used to be... Continue Reading →
30 Day Writing Challenge: Day 12 – Rice
Scouring the empty shelves We hunt like wolves Eager for those few grains That will spare the ache in our brains Isle after isle We search, we scurry we scramble Till at last we find It before we lose our mind The last remaining pack Hidden behind the rack We squirrel it away from prying... Continue Reading →
30 Day Writing Challenge: Day 7 – Night
Okay okay! I've just realised I missed 'Night' out and thought that day 6 was 'Stars'. My bad. Whoops! Well, there's no loss to you, you get all the stories! Sun wraps Night around tightly like a thick blanket comforting it away from the cold atmosphere While Sun sleeps Night is awake She illuminates the... Continue Reading →
30 Day Writing Challenge: Day 4 – Love
Love lay hunched along the ginnel His matted hair covered his listless grey eyes A fresh stream of blood erupts from his fingernails Picking and picking at them She loves me, she loves me not, She loves me. She loves me not. Dried up salty tears stream down his skeletal cheeks Pain ate away his... Continue Reading →
The Gingerbread Man
His eyes were like liquorice gems, His nose was as bright as a glacé cherry, His smile was painted on like icing, His hair was like chocolate sprinkles, His tie was as long as strawberry laces, His buttons were purple gum drops, His shoes were like soft dolly mixture, His skin was the perfect golden... Continue Reading →
What A Riot
A chaotic party Streets lined with odd tables and chairs An abundance of food No sight of those small tin squares Confetti bombs Fragments of pink, yellow, blue Coating the sky With a different kind of view Music booming Heard from the neighbouring town Unaware of the feast And the news we’ve just... Continue Reading →
The Grey Planet
The blue man woke up and said‘What planet is this?’ I replied, ‘Sir, you are on Earth’ ‘Ah,’ he said, with a knowing smile. His face transformed into azure oceans, eyebrows forming great arches and waves. Orange, pink and black diamonds scattered along his rough contours. Rays of light pierced the skin with a... Continue Reading →
Biscuit Breaks 