Cicadas on Cycads- Free Verse (01.04.23).
- emmakmendes
- Apr 3, 2023
- 1 min read
Updated: Jul 8, 2023
met Her
in Italy quarterly always
late losing track too
much chili double
lemon, didn’t
say
goodbye guess
in some
way
maybe never
will. drawing
for years
didn’t even
know thought
it was just a
dream
it was
a coincidence
shattered sunnies
in the shadows
singing ‘bout Saviour
Complexes being
blue, feeling
purple. painted
over Bard
said it was
spelled wrong
anyways
across
seas sharing shame
suitcases six
sphynxes
body like a
wreckage no
survivors, choking
on lozenges
bullying neighbours
blackout culdesack
yellow ribbon
oaks. and
I, miss
the hive.
you know
they’re Endangered? Bees
choosing colours,
flavours falling
cement chlorine clogged lungs-
the Veil thin was
that day pumpkin
on a ghostly Horseman, ivory
hooves hiding
the Undertaker
woke up drowning
skin soaked, salty
licks, mistaken
fruitjuice finding out
puked a puddle. drowned
myself mercilessly
back to
Dreamland.
Moving on (out). - Anthology
So, I think this concludes the collection 'Moving on (out). I may explore and expand on free verse going forward, thank you for tuning in!
Below is the House / the Garden.

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