Saturday, 14 February 2026
Katharine
Will you see me home,
a flag you have unfurled,
settles across my bones,
you laugh away unspoken,
like you’ve been spurned,
anchors stand for stones,
love is not for roaming,
if a thing is earned,
chairs need fill a home,
smile when I make jokes,
a life on lovely earth,
no wonder that am broke,
ships continue to roll,
sit under trees and stare,
fear my blood is cold,
play at warming scones,
still it makes me scared,
frame our little tokenS,
please help me turn.
Friday, 13 February 2026
Josephine
My mother used to say,
the scent of a woman,
heaven to those away,
written in the stones,
walking with a pram,
perfume is a moment,
like luck in a game,
when it's gone,
that's time to change,
others simply groan,
over an evening dram,
others hug their bones,
then the cloud break,
and the sun carries on,
I call out your name,
like a cargo boat,
come on home my man,
add you to my hopes.
I’m the one who can.
Thursday, 12 February 2026
Isla
Who can ever slake,
those who are ruled,
wind rocks and shakes,
in our sorry bones,
is a golden certitude,
the fire gently warms,
like a lovely trade ,
butter memories exude,
all the starts we make,
who will take us home,
driven by drunken fools,
now the lat bus gone,
what will our Ma say,
do we rattle our jewels,
mister give us a break,
standing by the road,
feel something moving,
we are bound to roam,
is our spirit come ?
Wednesday, 11 February 2026
Hailey
Outside the Yankee bar,
they say welcome home,
pavement like green tar,
names above the door,
on a painted stone,
scratched here no more,
pictures of fast parts,
the sun gone down alone,
tell me what's too far,
avenues close to shore,
a line of cars slowing,
the maritime sky above,
look up to lonely stars,
something says I'm done,
hanging the Boulevard,
love sold on telephones.
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
Gini
Before you came for me,
who carried my light,
drifting across the sea,
they say it isn't you,
whisper prayers at night,
do they know the truth,
somewhere at my feet,
I lose all the signs,
chained to believe,
even with this news,
a power beyond my sight,
beg the wind for volume,
love has a bitter feel,
always asks reasons why,
someone has to bleed,
wolves howl at the moon,
words fall ill at ease,
some mask an open wound,
keep him safe I weep.
Monday, 9 February 2026
Freya
Don't turn away silent,
see each other again,
its not such a bad time,
do everything to atone,
nothing brings us shame,
water flows on its own,
laugh in better climes,
is anyone here to blame,
part of me is dying,
beyond this war zone,
shifting sands of fame,
places strangely alone,
return us on the tide,
is all we need to say,
keep us safe inside,
if promises broken,
spirits set ablaze,
call on the unspoken,
make us dance again.
Sunday, 8 February 2026
Ellie
Who can ever say,
we warm on our bones,
life like it is today,
the picture's not kind,
we can cry but won’t,
it's not a pretty sight,
thoughts get waylayed,
the same at any Front,
stuff is far from plain,
like a dawning light,
steals in without sound,
forget our own cries,
maybe take a train,
find someone to love,
it will come again,
set our horizon bright,
from places left and gone,
choose another style,
we are far from done.
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