Monday, 13 March 2023

Abi

She has some spark, her lovely face lights, early as the lark, she hankers for love, most of her nights, doesn’t worry what's above, in a supermarket car park, they ask her why, she hangs around the bars, says we all need a crust, black suits her fine, she doesn’t drink doubles, never walks far, to gossip is no crime, each step another war, works without gloves, remembers her lines, Okay, when it's good, but never needs a chart, to know what's right, she’ll give it some thought, maybe next time.

Sunday, 12 March 2023

Zac

Since you've gone away, I don't know what to do, but each night pray, laugh at the hurricane zones, see your face in whirlpools, where you now call home, ashamed of the days when hurt surrounds you, wondering if there’s anyway, you’d give me a loan, even when I blew, gardens need to grow, my hair is turning grey, they say I’m a pheromone, always floating on the make, don’t want to be alone, denying what is true, forget the rolling stone, your eyes are like jade, I’ll bust any curfew, to search for our remains, on sunny afternoons.

Saturday, 11 March 2023

Willie

I stand by her grave, where praise be, I hope to be saved, tarred eyes like thunder, wine dark as the sea, love makes me shudder, it’s clear from the Nave, crooked in the lee, she has nothing left, here and there a cluster, Poplar trees, wave without lustre, my voice starts to break, it's late for the season, geese are well away, her face was a wonder, happy laughing sweet, that I tore asunder, it now opens for me.

Friday, 10 March 2023

Veronica

You burn the tar, explode in constant feuds, speed ups in your car, trips with the radio on, drinking Coke and juju’s, you never treat alone, always play the part, spill out your excuses, right from the start, it takes a heart of stone, to ignore what you’re doing, all the wind that's blowing, hands that go too far, smear lipstick, stuff I use, no way am I your tart, splutter down the ‘phone, act like a distant cousin, don’t need your fandango, summer’s sweet perfume, it's you falling apart, dancing to your lousy tunes I smoke a Lucky Star.

Thursday, 9 March 2023

Ulyana

Is it peace or fame, that takes you higher, or keeps away the rage, shuffling out the gloom, chanting to the wind, who will fly to you, many come this way, they pester you for hire, ask and ask again, tell them what to do, their faces dire, bones forever blue, an offering to the highway, a burnt-out tyre, this is all you give, is any kindness due, replacing warm desire, what is left of virtue, if you play with fire?

Wednesday, 8 March 2023

Taylor

I'd gamble it all away, don't care what I do, you won’t stop my rage, in winter's iron maw, there is no sweet Neptune, just a shallow thaw, watch ships in the bay, work is such a dude, what they give as pay, everyone is sore, bells ring out on cue, no one can save anymore, smoke Camels in the rain, every phone in use, they play us at our game, love comes tied with cord, I don’t really hate, but stuff makes me roar, feel betrayed.

Talia

I'd gamble it all away, don't care what I do, you won’t stop my rage, in winter's iron maw, there is no Neptune, just a shallow thaw, watch ships in the bay, work is such a dude, what they give as pay, everyone's is sore, bell ring out on cue, no one can save anymore, smoke Camels in the rain, every platform in use, they play us at our game, love comes tied with cord, I don’t really hate, stuff that makes me roar, betrayed.