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The life of a Showgirl
Dancing til my feet bled Routines to be perfected On the beat Done with ease Freeze that smile. Weighed on my birthday So I wouldn’t stray No cake for me… Read more
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Can Economic Nihilism give us a way to manage our responses to AI?
You are going to read this one from start to end before reading about my inspiration etc. I hope it gets you thinking! Domestication The domesticated animal — a necessary… Read more
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After the rain
The first morning after rain always feels different. The air smells of wet earth and forests, and even the simplest streams seem to carry the weight of memory. On those… Read more
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On the road to …?
This poem was inspired at approximately 8.45 this morning, as I set out to run some errands. Unusually for me, I decided to turn the radio on. It was 80s… Read more
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A tale of two rivers
The origin story of this poem goes back a few years, I was trying to write for a poetry magazine. The theme for the issue was ‘forests’ and I thought… Read more
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Marching Words: A Poem on Resistance
This one truly is from the archive! I found it on a piece of scrap paper recently when I spring cleaning. I think it dates back to the pink pussy… Read more
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Memory shadows
Some people drift from our lives so quietly, we only notice their absence much later—when a familiar scent, a soft light, or an unexpected pause makes space for them to… Read more
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Exploring Life’s Fragility: The Dimming
As we navigate life, the clarity of youth often gives way to the haze of experience. The Dimming is a meditation on that quiet erosion — of confidence, of certainty,… Read more
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What If Poetry: A Journey from Silence to Expression
Sometimes I lie awake, replaying all the words I swallowed to keep the peace. This poem grew out of one of those nights — a quiet question about what might… Read more
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A Poem About Fragile Light
We like to believe we can hack our way out of exhaustion — that we can freeze a candle to make its flame last longer, just as we press ourselves… Read more
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