helenelizabethclarke

The despondency strikes like a hundred knives, as if the air is awash with tragedy. The dark sky looms menacingly, inflicting dread upon those who cower below it. The mountains, ...

i wrote this spontaneously, which is weird for me cos i usually sit and plan a poem and consider devices and structure etc. but this came straight from the heart ...

I did not cry when I went to Auschwitz,I did not weep and I did not sob.Not even the fingernail etchings could bring a tear.Nor the hollow remnants of a ...

Blue lights,A knock on the door wakes me.A big man with a police hat is on my landing.He chews on gum, mouth open and saliva.Then I nod off. Just a ...

Rough draft, constructive criticism required please!The Doctor said, I think you're sick,Take these pills and wear a smile,Now quick, quick, quick,I'm late for a round of golf.His little girl sits ...

Here’s to you, Mr Poet Man,Chin chin.I am free from your chains at last,Metaphorical, of course.What other type would you use,My dear?I thought I was your muse, darling.Wasn’t the blush ...

There is a stranger in my bed.His eyelids twitch when he sleeps, I wonder if they always do.He clings to the covers as if he knows them, and sucks at ...

Thanks for the arrived last week,Hitting the doormat with an unwelcome bump.Nice curly font you used there,On gold and shiny paper.Very posh.I used it to wipe my arse.I really liked ...

So, I wrote this in the style of Carol Ann Duffy for my english presentation. Enjoy!Mrs DaliI sit and watch him melt another clock.A wedding gift from my aunt,Now a ...

We wait until our wedding night.Frantic fingers paw at meAnd a pool of white lace trickles secret is exposed,Like untouched snow devoured by first sight.Sweet nothings in my ear areNot ...