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Category: Poetry
ESCAPRIL 2023: Synapse
synapse noun noun: synapse; plural noun: synapses a junction between two nerve cells, consisting of a minute gap across which impulses pass by diffusion of a neurotransmitter. Sometimes I wonder if you have enough cells in your brain… I never met anyone so terrible at picking up the signals of someone flirting with them. …
ESCAPRIL 2023: Skin
Your fingers trace gentle rings across my skin, soothing and intimate A connection, a reminder, a promise A silent message told loud and clear and kind You kiss my forehead and pull me closer, arms around my waist Anchored, a safe haven, moored Your fingers trace gentle rings across my skin Prompt: Skin #escapril2023
ESCAPRIL 2023: If I told you, you’d go mad
I lied when I said the stamp broke by accident, that the box must’ve gotten squished in the cupboard, Leading to the contents getting crushed by the pressure I had this twisted idea that if I told you, you’d go mad I think because you had been stressed lately Still, I should have been honest,…
ESCAPRIL 2023: Nocturnal Animal
The blue light thrums gently, fingers tapping away at keys You know you should be asleep but you won’t Your days are spent logging hours at your job But your nights? They are yours. You’ll do everything you wished and wanted But you always end up paying the same price each morning The one thing…
ESCAPRIL 2023: Attention
Attention, Attention 3 Tiktoks, 2 Instagram posts, a product placement, retweet me Attention, Attention I need my daily validation from strangers on the internet Attention, Attention 4 Tweets, 5 Snapchats, clothes haul, photoshop Attention, Attention TikTok Live, like and subscribe, pay me your life savings Attention, Attention #breakfastpost, #wokeuplikethis, like me, like me, like me,…
ESCAPRIL 2023: A Bit Of Advice
A bit of advice: Smile often, toothy and bright Laugh earnestly whenever you feel the urge Cry if you need to, don’t bottle it inside Yell and scream if it helps get your through Emotions are powerful, make sure you use them Use them all however you please There is release, magic, freedom in the…
ESCAPRIL 2023: Eavesdrop
I wasn’t meant to hear what you said about me Or maybe I was? I hadn’t exactly been hiding but maybe you thought I was out of earshot I suppose it doesn’t matter If you’re wondering, which I’m sure you are now, no I did not let Sam know what you did You let that…
ESCAPRIL 2023: Vision of the Future
I had a vision of the future after reading this mornings newspaper All doom and gloom and the end is neigh shit But as I looked to you, drinking your coffee, laughing at something you saw on your phone I thought At least I don’t have to face it alone, at least I’ll see the…
Escapril 2022: Taxidermy
I’ve always found museums strange and otherworldly Down each hall collections of the past carefully staged behind glass In one stands plinths of ceramic artefacts, once a bowl or cup or plate In another perfectly preserved species we systematically eliminated Museums are a horrifying place with these creatures painful displayed A reminder of just how…