Xanthe

Why dream of empathy, sitting on a wall, too drunk to speak, time to raise the stakes, risk being torn, the useless dates he makes, wait around for the seasons, twist my crown of thorns, am giving up on reason, want kids about the place, not being cast forlorn, why does he need breaks, don’t say I'm released, like he's been caught, running away to the sea, provide a hand that shakes, absence is his only call, I slump and vacillate, this isn't really me, jellied to the core, mouthing dumb tranquilities, no one ever loved.

Willa

Parade all the while, say you’re on the ball, ride the lonely miles, in your bones, you’re not here at all, no you are a Jonah, you left me to die, on your holy horse, said we didn’t have time, can you atone, when love turns to gall, must shame fill your bones, flip a coin to the sky, talk of beating the Fall, no worries about style, drink wine from a Jeroboam, hide behind some desolate wall, throw stones at my ghost, what it is to cry, we'll disregard your call, you're not here to lie, let others walk tall.

Vicky

We drink for company, God knows if we're right, all of us need sympathy, the front of house crew, remain out of sight, only come awake at noon, just leave us in peace, sipping for our lives, cooking guides our being, knives as sharp as new, make each day bright, have no truck with fools, now he he says go easy, don't ruin the fry, nothing stands his scrutiny, we're so happy and cool, in the early light, other's will arrive soon, says he can smell the sea, read messages from on high, drink as much as me, isn't this nice ?

Ulla

Things you can't figure out, in the gentle rain, remind me not to shout, scrubbed by fire, I feel myself quake, it's only a small desire, hear what it's all about, terrifying good news, hotter than a pepper sprout, untroubled to conspire, I won't fly away, frighten birds on a wire, it's just a little joust, so hard to ascertain, if its more than nowt, he sits me on a tyre, in a clearings makes me say, the day's getting brighter, won't ask me why, we live like trains, roaring through the night, the earth moves again,

Tracey

Weak smile on his face, he says we’ll carry on, I turn my face away, a horizon once bright, we'll navigate alone, make it feel right, maybe take a train, anyone that comes, we once rode this way, the picture's not kind, I could cry but won't, not a time to make light, why it works this way, he’ll never understand, cars fill up their lanes, within a city's sight, I'll go underground, beneath a lavender sky, bets we each could make, tired of all the loans, nothing's here to gain, by going home.

Sophia

If you could only redeem, what lights my smile, provide no more igomony, wolves howl at the moon, raise noses to the sky, know what is to wound, take me to the sea, get me lost amongst signs, make everyone believe, what aches for truth, dangled phrases to a child, brings me better news, no more bitter feeds, always taking flight, before whispered needs, my other side is ruin, stars supposed to align, illuminate my virtues, before you came for me, a power beyond my sight, love travels eternally, someone must ask why ?

Riley

Love blows warm at night, howls in ancient places, waits for day to hide, where promises are broken, spirits chant their names, call on ancient stones, it will be all right, is all you need to say, just give me time, beyond this a war zone, who can sacrifice fame, to others we don't know, laugh in gentler climes, settle in a lavender gaze, part of me is dying, a flame that's burning low, it is to my shame , rivers rise alone, please don't stay silent, we'll find love again, return it on the tide, measure out the blame.