short forms 10th August 2016

rude boys
call her bad names
lardarse, lesbian, loosey
she tries to ignore them but seethes
inside

© Rachel Green 2016

gull's cry
over the cemetery
red tail hawk

© Rachel Green 2016

bad dream
thanks to our guest
carer
married to an abusive man
with no morals

© Rachel Green 2016

words
fall off the page
unused paragraphs
I feel I'm drowning
in the unused phrases
unable to tell the tale

black dog

© Rachel Green 2016

Her legs ache. She feels good

© Rachel Green 2016