1.
miles away
collective unconsciously
meanders
through the tree’s
memories & nightmares interspersed
taking us back
to when we were Autumnal
seeding
sowing little reels of tape
monologue’s
weaving their way in
& out of us;
my imprint carving
out your name
as if you might disappear
in search of that wood
you left behind
we are like the wind.
she blows this place
stripping away the leaves
shredding bark
to Birch
& vulnerable
you remind me of Gulliver.
I am like Gretel leaving
a trail of bread crumbs
in case you find hunger
in Wellington
I see you
catching that butterfly
in that dream of mine
2.
Tijuana in the sunset
or is it dawn?
when the dust settles
& spray booths
become a silver lining
my partner in crime
one step removed;
Black & White
grey matter
masking the rusty holes
I’m tempted to poke
up ahead in the distance
mirage & cacti
& stoic self-pity
more solitary
than the tequila sun rising
on a hangover.
responsibilities best served
on the bones of our arse
in no man’s land
I see you
your sombrero
your poncho
your penchant for desolation
filtered by my Rose
& Tonto on the horizon
larger than life
living where two penny’s
don’t have a hope in hell.
charm pulling the wool
over bloodshot eye’s
3.
flowers adorn my living room
contrasting green
& pink
& white Lily’s
I am not afraid of death
I fear the cold
shoulders & backs
stealing blankets –
the rise & fall of sleep
seventeen
& eighteen years abroad
I live vicariously through you
your every move
a meta
physical
paradox.
magical thinking
unchartered waters
a tide on every pier –
I can pretend
to co-exist;
another time & space
where drama needs no theatre
I see you
I could leave everything behind
& risk all I have ever known
of love
Edited by Michael Rudd
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