so sad
her father dead
her mother in despair
and her brother fading away.
help her!
© Rachel Green 2016
garden flowers
interspersed with plaster arms
Hallowe'en thrills
© Rachel Green 2016
honestly,
I have no synopsis
for my Nano Novel
but I'm determined to write it
reader/editors required
© Rachel Green 2016
new painting
requires final touch
(more paint)
another stencil to cut
but will have many uses
if I ever get published
Stevie in negative
© Rachel Green 2016
two pounds lost. No pizza, biatch.
© Rachel Green 2016
Monday 31 October 2016
Saturday 29 October 2016
short forms 29th October 2016
Mill house
no-one is left
to care about its fate
tied up in litigation and
sold off
© Rachel Green 2016
sycamore leaves
pepper the front lawn
fox poo
© Rachel Green 2016
a world gone mad:
talking politics
in the morning
Trump, Clinton and May
will destroy the world
© Rachel Green 2016
writing fail
for the second week running
no poems or stories
Will I manage NaNo this year?
probably not
but at least I can try
Chloe novel, third attempt
© Rachel Green 2016
damaged finger. Still painful as shit.
© Rachel Green 2016
no-one is left
to care about its fate
tied up in litigation and
sold off
© Rachel Green 2016
sycamore leaves
pepper the front lawn
fox poo
© Rachel Green 2016
a world gone mad:
talking politics
in the morning
Trump, Clinton and May
will destroy the world
© Rachel Green 2016
writing fail
for the second week running
no poems or stories
Will I manage NaNo this year?
probably not
but at least I can try
Chloe novel, third attempt
© Rachel Green 2016
damaged finger. Still painful as shit.
© Rachel Green 2016
Friday 28 October 2016
short forms 28th October 2016
devils
in fitted suits
attending a wedding
Her absent father requires
some love
© Rachel Green 2016
surprise blooms
last ditch geranium flowers
Halloween candy
© Rachel Green 2016
new monitor
returned for replacement
missing pixels
trying to play Elder Scrolls
on a tiny screen
© Rachel Green 2016
spinning arm bar
leads to catching my finger
on the side of his head
it hurts a little
but I carry on
training and sparring
Now I can't move it
© Rachel Green 2016
Swollen finger. Pop like a blister?
© Rachel Green 2016
in fitted suits
attending a wedding
Her absent father requires
some love
© Rachel Green 2016
surprise blooms
last ditch geranium flowers
Halloween candy
© Rachel Green 2016
new monitor
returned for replacement
missing pixels
trying to play Elder Scrolls
on a tiny screen
© Rachel Green 2016
spinning arm bar
leads to catching my finger
on the side of his head
it hurts a little
but I carry on
training and sparring
Now I can't move it
© Rachel Green 2016
Swollen finger. Pop like a blister?
© Rachel Green 2016
Thursday 27 October 2016
short forms 27th October 2016
Lily
the school bully
makes Chloe a challenge
for the right to ask a boy out.
She wins.
© Rachel Green 2016
heavy cloud
fallen leaves lose their colour
washed out
© Rachel Green 2016
Lu
attaches mitts to her bike
late for work
I imagine the future
as integrated androids
© Rachel Green 2016
plotting the Chloe novel
goes terribly awry
tragedy
I's rather no-one died.
No-one I like, anyway.
divorce not death?
except for the brother, obviously.
© Rachel Green 2016
Apathy. So much easier than caring.
© Rachel Green 2016
the school bully
makes Chloe a challenge
for the right to ask a boy out.
She wins.
© Rachel Green 2016
heavy cloud
fallen leaves lose their colour
washed out
© Rachel Green 2016
Lu
attaches mitts to her bike
late for work
I imagine the future
as integrated androids
© Rachel Green 2016
plotting the Chloe novel
goes terribly awry
tragedy
I's rather no-one died.
No-one I like, anyway.
divorce not death?
except for the brother, obviously.
© Rachel Green 2016
Apathy. So much easier than caring.
© Rachel Green 2016
Wednesday 26 October 2016
short forms 26th October 2016
her love,
Oliver, found
floating in the canal.
leeches and eels on his face
eyes shut
© Rachel Green 2016
night walk
the scent of coal fires
crunching leaves
© Rachel Green 2016
short essay
on the departure of Emma Rice
from the Globe theatre
I am left to consider the plot
of the Chloe novel
© Rachel Green 2016
dieting
it gives me something to focus on
during depression
I haven't written a novel
in perhaps three years
I feel a failure
fat, frumpy and old
© Rachel Green 2016
six words? Enough for an obituary.
© Rachel Green 2016
Oliver, found
floating in the canal.
leeches and eels on his face
eyes shut
© Rachel Green 2016
night walk
the scent of coal fires
crunching leaves
© Rachel Green 2016
short essay
on the departure of Emma Rice
from the Globe theatre
I am left to consider the plot
of the Chloe novel
© Rachel Green 2016
dieting
it gives me something to focus on
during depression
I haven't written a novel
in perhaps three years
I feel a failure
fat, frumpy and old
© Rachel Green 2016
six words? Enough for an obituary.
© Rachel Green 2016
Tuesday 25 October 2016
short forms 25th October 3016
the ghost
of her father
can't possibly be real
a Hallowe'en prank, surely? In
July
© Rachel Green 2016
misty morning
a sharp breath of cold air
firework smells
© Rachel Green 2016
bad night
aching neck
lack of sleep
hot showers and painkillers
crunching bones
© Rachel Green 2016
new move
jiu-jitsu self defence
gripped from behind
kimura hold
to hooking the knee
backwards roll
finish with shoulder lock
© Rachel Green 2016
aching shoulder. She avoids comfort food.
© Rachel Green 2016
of her father
can't possibly be real
a Hallowe'en prank, surely? In
July
© Rachel Green 2016
misty morning
a sharp breath of cold air
firework smells
© Rachel Green 2016
bad night
aching neck
lack of sleep
hot showers and painkillers
crunching bones
© Rachel Green 2016
new move
jiu-jitsu self defence
gripped from behind
kimura hold
to hooking the knee
backwards roll
finish with shoulder lock
© Rachel Green 2016
aching shoulder. She avoids comfort food.
© Rachel Green 2016
Monday 24 October 2016
short forms 24th October 2016
dad: a
ghostly presence
bemoaning his murder
marriage already on the rocks
blessing
© Rachel Green 2016
inland gulls
an altercation with a crow
falling leaves
© Rachel Green 2016
old painting
given new position
new life
Soon there will be a bonfire
of unsold canvases
© Rachel Green 2016
depressing
one day's gym missed
weight gain
yesterday
spent rushing about
decorating
I resolve to be more active
© Rachel Green 2016
despite dieting she put on weight
© Rachel Green 2016
ghostly presence
bemoaning his murder
marriage already on the rocks
blessing
© Rachel Green 2016
inland gulls
an altercation with a crow
falling leaves
© Rachel Green 2016
old painting
given new position
new life
Soon there will be a bonfire
of unsold canvases
© Rachel Green 2016
depressing
one day's gym missed
weight gain
yesterday
spent rushing about
decorating
I resolve to be more active
© Rachel Green 2016
despite dieting she put on weight
© Rachel Green 2016
Sunday 23 October 2016
short forms 23rd October 2016
hidden
surveillance cams
in most of the hallways.
No sign of an intruder yet
he's here.
© Rachel Green 2016
old dog
wades through dead leaves
blind wags
© Rachel Green 2016
five coats
on the bathroom wall
not enough
It needs replastering
another day
© Rachel Green 2016
gym visit
I up my rowing
to 5000 meters
my fast walking
to twenty minutes
(bad knees prevent running)
still overweight
© Rachel Green 2016
enormously fat. She should stop eating.
© Rachel Green 2016
surveillance cams
in most of the hallways.
No sign of an intruder yet
he's here.
© Rachel Green 2016
old dog
wades through dead leaves
blind wags
© Rachel Green 2016
five coats
on the bathroom wall
not enough
It needs replastering
another day
© Rachel Green 2016
gym visit
I up my rowing
to 5000 meters
my fast walking
to twenty minutes
(bad knees prevent running)
still overweight
© Rachel Green 2016
enormously fat. She should stop eating.
© Rachel Green 2016
Saturday 22 October 2016
short forms 22nd October 2016
her dad
appears to
be in some discomfort
It doesn't help he died last year.
Moaning.
© Rachel Green 2016
night rain
on the street side grass
brown leaves
© Rachel Green 2016
morning peace
shattered by shouting
disrespect
friday night gaming
was a delight
© Rachel Green 2016
yesterday's gym
I increased rowing and walking
personal best
totally destroyed
by pizza for tea
deliciousness
I feel very fat today
© Rachel Green 2016
raised voices. she scratches her hand.
© Rachel Green 2016
appears to
be in some discomfort
It doesn't help he died last year.
Moaning.
© Rachel Green 2016
night rain
on the street side grass
brown leaves
© Rachel Green 2016
morning peace
shattered by shouting
disrespect
friday night gaming
was a delight
© Rachel Green 2016
yesterday's gym
I increased rowing and walking
personal best
totally destroyed
by pizza for tea
deliciousness
I feel very fat today
© Rachel Green 2016
raised voices. she scratches her hand.
© Rachel Green 2016
Friday 21 October 2016
short forms 21st October 2016
Mill House
a ghost is seen
before her mum buys it
with the compensation money.
Dad's death.
© Rachel Green 2016
cock robin
inspecting his domain
the dog, peeing
© Rachel Green 2016
external hard drive
two terabytes of data
needs serious weeding
Before I know it an hour has gone
revisiting old memories
© Rachel Green 2016
Chloe's plot
reimagines itself
a classic tale
romance and bromance
a transman mother
ghostly dad
a tragedy with demons
© Rachel Green 2016
photos two months apart. What difference?
© Rachel Green 2016
a ghost is seen
before her mum buys it
with the compensation money.
Dad's death.
© Rachel Green 2016
cock robin
inspecting his domain
the dog, peeing
© Rachel Green 2016
external hard drive
two terabytes of data
needs serious weeding
Before I know it an hour has gone
revisiting old memories
© Rachel Green 2016
Chloe's plot
reimagines itself
a classic tale
romance and bromance
a transman mother
ghostly dad
a tragedy with demons
© Rachel Green 2016
photos two months apart. What difference?
© Rachel Green 2016
Thursday 20 October 2016
short forms 20th October 2016
night out
spooky stories
about the tumbledown house
at the edge of the river stream
Mill House
© Rachel Green 2016
solar light
flickers and dies
too little sunshine
© Rachel Green 2016
payment due
for jiu-jitsu lessons
_overdrawn_
I have a slight panic
time to sell paintings?
© Rachel Green 2016
remember that old joke
a man asks a prostitute
what he can have for tuppence?
she looks him up a down
says "hang on a minute"
and calls for her mum.
my art is the mum
© Rachel Green 2016
weight decreasing. The depression is heavier.
© Rachel Green 2016
spooky stories
about the tumbledown house
at the edge of the river stream
Mill House
© Rachel Green 2016
solar light
flickers and dies
too little sunshine
© Rachel Green 2016
payment due
for jiu-jitsu lessons
_overdrawn_
I have a slight panic
time to sell paintings?
© Rachel Green 2016
remember that old joke
a man asks a prostitute
what he can have for tuppence?
she looks him up a down
says "hang on a minute"
and calls for her mum.
my art is the mum
© Rachel Green 2016
weight decreasing. The depression is heavier.
© Rachel Green 2016
Wednesday 19 October 2016
short forms 19th October 2016
two deaths
teenage killers
a mother and daughter
stabbed to death in their living room.
School cook.
© Rachel Green 2016
warm sun
the last caterpillar
of a cinnebar moth
© Rachel Green 2016
dancing dog
has second thoughts
about waltzes
"Let go of my paws
you insufferable cockwomble"
© Rachel Green 2016
Lina's online shop
contains odd items
junk food and pizza
Along with chicken nuggets
and strawberry laces
I find Guinea Pig nuggets
Pets as food, now?
© Rachel Green 2016
tired. An increase in exercise regime.
© Rachel Green 2016
teenage killers
a mother and daughter
stabbed to death in their living room.
School cook.
© Rachel Green 2016
warm sun
the last caterpillar
of a cinnebar moth
© Rachel Green 2016
dancing dog
has second thoughts
about waltzes
"Let go of my paws
you insufferable cockwomble"
© Rachel Green 2016
Lina's online shop
contains odd items
junk food and pizza
Along with chicken nuggets
and strawberry laces
I find Guinea Pig nuggets
Pets as food, now?
© Rachel Green 2016
tired. An increase in exercise regime.
© Rachel Green 2016
Tuesday 18 October 2016
short forms 18th October 2016
her friends
Rose and Gilda
convince her to commit
a tiny act of defiance
red hair
© Rachel Green 2016
dark clouds
high overhead
lone gull
© Rachel Green 2016
small girl
dragged to school
large mum
blonde ponytail bobs
her falling tears
© Rachel Green 2016
catching up
on old TV series
Netflix
my mind elsewhere
the difficulties of a new throw
jiu-jitsu
fitness improving
© Rachel Green 2016
Her sagging stomach looks no smaller
© Rachel Green 2016
Rose and Gilda
convince her to commit
a tiny act of defiance
red hair
© Rachel Green 2016
dark clouds
high overhead
lone gull
© Rachel Green 2016
small girl
dragged to school
large mum
blonde ponytail bobs
her falling tears
© Rachel Green 2016
catching up
on old TV series
Netflix
my mind elsewhere
the difficulties of a new throw
jiu-jitsu
fitness improving
© Rachel Green 2016
Her sagging stomach looks no smaller
© Rachel Green 2016
Monday 17 October 2016
short forms 17th October 2016
Hamlet
Prince of nothing
His father's ghostly return
in an effort to seek revenge.
Divorce.
© Rachel Green 2016
sparrows flock
tiny hearts in flight
falling birch leaves
© Rachel Green 2016
weigh-in
counting calories
lost me five pounds
I feel better
about that pizza now
© Rachel Green 2016
long chat
with the youngest
about videos
I try to expand her list
but she won't watch anything
over three years old
poo-poohs classic horror
© Rachel Green 2016
plotting the novel. Everything is tedious.
© Rachel Green 2016
Prince of nothing
His father's ghostly return
in an effort to seek revenge.
Divorce.
© Rachel Green 2016
sparrows flock
tiny hearts in flight
falling birch leaves
© Rachel Green 2016
weigh-in
counting calories
lost me five pounds
I feel better
about that pizza now
© Rachel Green 2016
long chat
with the youngest
about videos
I try to expand her list
but she won't watch anything
over three years old
poo-poohs classic horror
© Rachel Green 2016
plotting the novel. Everything is tedious.
© Rachel Green 2016
Sunday 16 October 2016
short forms 16th October 2016
her dad
died in his sleep
she remembers the smell
sickly sweet like flowers and fruit
and shit
© Rachel Green 2016
woodland
a trio of magpies
prophesying
© Rachel Green 2016
Walking Jack
becomes more of a drag
blind and afraid
he refuses to budge
having found some bread
© Rachel Green 2016
decorating
I left the small items
in the garden
a wooden shelf
and the toilet cistern
painted white
it rained all night
© Rachel Green 2016
painting the lavatory black tee-shirt ruined.
© Rachel Green 2016
died in his sleep
she remembers the smell
sickly sweet like flowers and fruit
and shit
© Rachel Green 2016
woodland
a trio of magpies
prophesying
© Rachel Green 2016
Walking Jack
becomes more of a drag
blind and afraid
he refuses to budge
having found some bread
© Rachel Green 2016
decorating
I left the small items
in the garden
a wooden shelf
and the toilet cistern
painted white
it rained all night
© Rachel Green 2016
painting the lavatory black tee-shirt ruined.
© Rachel Green 2016
Saturday 15 October 2016
short forms 15th October 2016
belief
in her witchcraft
when a demon comes through
yes, I will have a cup of tea,
thank you
© Rachel Green 2016
solar lamp
flickers briefly and dies
late hatching butterfly
© Rachel Green 2016
remembered promise
to get the old bed
down from the loft
I have to remember
how it goes together
© Rachel Green 2016
diet diary
too many calories
for yesterday
not too far over
but no trip to the gym
is a problem
must do better
© Rachel Green 2016
back in 34" jeans. Diet improving.
© Rachel Green 2016
in her witchcraft
when a demon comes through
yes, I will have a cup of tea,
thank you
© Rachel Green 2016
solar lamp
flickers briefly and dies
late hatching butterfly
© Rachel Green 2016
remembered promise
to get the old bed
down from the loft
I have to remember
how it goes together
© Rachel Green 2016
diet diary
too many calories
for yesterday
not too far over
but no trip to the gym
is a problem
must do better
© Rachel Green 2016
back in 34" jeans. Diet improving.
© Rachel Green 2016
Friday 14 October 2016
poetry 2016 / 106
Falling Ash
The hair on his hands
never turned grey
but stayed red as a fox
though his widow's peak
grew in
and his hair silvered
beneath the brylcreme.
The freckles joined up;
a gardening tan from
working his garden,
tending broccoli,
cabbage, potatoes
(they were never quite
free of the blight)
and pulling bones from
the sad spot
beneath the lilac tree.
His hands began to
shake from disease
yellow fingernails
tipped with soil
as he spilled his tea
over the kitchen cupboard
and wished he could
join our mother.
short forms 14th October 2016
witchcraft
punish a girl
for sleeping with a boy
but the ritual goes awry.
Demon
© Rachel Green 2016
yellowing nasturtiums
border the front garden
crisp packet colour
© Rachel Green 2016
drawings
for the brother-in-law
cocktail bar
Alas, my art ability
has faded with age
© Rachel Green 2016
diet improves
I put on the 34" waist jeans
I grew out of
Still a bit tight
with a stomach overhang
but I can wear them
I feel encouraged.
© Rachel Green 2016
proxy IP. She fiddles with settings.
© Rachel Green 2016
punish a girl
for sleeping with a boy
but the ritual goes awry.
Demon
© Rachel Green 2016
yellowing nasturtiums
border the front garden
crisp packet colour
© Rachel Green 2016
drawings
for the brother-in-law
cocktail bar
Alas, my art ability
has faded with age
© Rachel Green 2016
diet improves
I put on the 34" waist jeans
I grew out of
Still a bit tight
with a stomach overhang
but I can wear them
I feel encouraged.
© Rachel Green 2016
proxy IP. She fiddles with settings.
© Rachel Green 2016
Thursday 13 October 2016
short forms 13th October 2016
morning
her mother's past
returns to the present
survivor's guilt - her brother is
released
© Rachel Green 2016
fewer pigeons
inhabiting the woods
laughing crows
© Rachel Green 2016
teaching
some basic moves
in reverse
did I ever mention
I never want to teach?
© Rachel Green 2016
painting project
I remember how fast mylar
dulls scalpel blades
amazing paint sprayer
not as precise as I'd hoped
but very useful
air brush ordered
© Rachel Green 2016
Diet improves. She looks less obese.
© Rachel Green 2016
her mother's past
returns to the present
survivor's guilt - her brother is
released
© Rachel Green 2016
fewer pigeons
inhabiting the woods
laughing crows
© Rachel Green 2016
teaching
some basic moves
in reverse
did I ever mention
I never want to teach?
© Rachel Green 2016
painting project
I remember how fast mylar
dulls scalpel blades
amazing paint sprayer
not as precise as I'd hoped
but very useful
air brush ordered
© Rachel Green 2016
Diet improves. She looks less obese.
© Rachel Green 2016
Wednesday 12 October 2016
short forms 12th October 2016
never
will she trust boys
but what of her new friend?
She wishes she was lesbian
but can't
© Rachel Green 2016
patchy grass
the last shoots of dogwood
red on green
© Rachel Green 2016
late waking
my alarm fails again
slept through
I am woken at last
by a child going to school
© Rachel Green 2016
how do you check
the calories for food
you've made yourself?
do I add up the vegetable
and divide by the portions?
add a bit for the cooking oil?
easier to just stop eating
© Rachel Green 2016
she destroys her 'thin' clothes. Diet.
© Rachel Green 2016
will she trust boys
but what of her new friend?
She wishes she was lesbian
but can't
© Rachel Green 2016
patchy grass
the last shoots of dogwood
red on green
© Rachel Green 2016
late waking
my alarm fails again
slept through
I am woken at last
by a child going to school
© Rachel Green 2016
how do you check
the calories for food
you've made yourself?
do I add up the vegetable
and divide by the portions?
add a bit for the cooking oil?
easier to just stop eating
© Rachel Green 2016
she destroys her 'thin' clothes. Diet.
© Rachel Green 2016
Tuesday 11 October 2016
short forms 11th October 2016
she grabs
a kitchen knife
and stabs her boyfriend hard
the police take a dim view of
assault
© Rachel Green 2016
lavender spike
still pulse with colour
cold rain
© Rachel Green 2016
mowing the grass
a moment of sunshine
before bin day
at least the front is tidy
before winter
© Rachel Green 2016
painting project
four sets of stencils
wait to be cut
portrait photograph
reduced to four colours
still recognisable
London streets
© Rachel Green 2016
over-exercised. My left knee complains
© Rachel Green 2016
a kitchen knife
and stabs her boyfriend hard
the police take a dim view of
assault
© Rachel Green 2016
lavender spike
still pulse with colour
cold rain
© Rachel Green 2016
mowing the grass
a moment of sunshine
before bin day
at least the front is tidy
before winter
© Rachel Green 2016
painting project
four sets of stencils
wait to be cut
portrait photograph
reduced to four colours
still recognisable
London streets
© Rachel Green 2016
over-exercised. My left knee complains
© Rachel Green 2016
short forms 10th October 2016
say no
to violence
an enraged headteacher
suspends her from all her classes
so what?
© Rachel Green 2016
swallows gather
along telephone wires
rooftop starlings
© Rachel Green 2016
gorgeous photos
of an English Bull Terrier
reawake my longing
Honestly, I need to stop
no more dogs, please.
© Rachel Green 2016
old sculpture
chopped up for parts
Rupert's head
arms saved
for halloween decorations
tiny fingers
his balloon long deflated
© Rachel Green 2016
diet improving. No more Ice cream.
© Rachel Green 2016
to violence
an enraged headteacher
suspends her from all her classes
so what?
© Rachel Green 2016
swallows gather
along telephone wires
rooftop starlings
© Rachel Green 2016
gorgeous photos
of an English Bull Terrier
reawake my longing
Honestly, I need to stop
no more dogs, please.
© Rachel Green 2016
old sculpture
chopped up for parts
Rupert's head
arms saved
for halloween decorations
tiny fingers
his balloon long deflated
© Rachel Green 2016
diet improving. No more Ice cream.
© Rachel Green 2016
Sunday 9 October 2016
short forms 9th October 2016
novel:
chloe's boyfriend
shags another school girl
and she goes ballistic on him
Murder?
© Rachel Green 2016
dappled sunshine
the shadows of falling leaves
my cat's silhouette
© Rachel Green 2016
old dog
craving company
seeks fuss
It takes me twice as long
to do housework
© Rachel Green 2016
painting project
I look to ordering
more spray paint
A single amazon click
brings me the Holy Grail:
home paint sprayers.
That's me in overdraft
© Rachel Green 2016
sliced finger. Those knives are sharp!
© Rachel Green 2016
chloe's boyfriend
shags another school girl
and she goes ballistic on him
Murder?
© Rachel Green 2016
dappled sunshine
the shadows of falling leaves
my cat's silhouette
© Rachel Green 2016
old dog
craving company
seeks fuss
It takes me twice as long
to do housework
© Rachel Green 2016
painting project
I look to ordering
more spray paint
A single amazon click
brings me the Holy Grail:
home paint sprayers.
That's me in overdraft
© Rachel Green 2016
sliced finger. Those knives are sharp!
© Rachel Green 2016
Saturday 8 October 2016
short forms 8th October 2016
convinced
by her bestie
that her boyfriend's cheating
she accuses him of lying
tearful
© Rachel Green 2016
sunshine
through a leaden sky
falling acorns
© Rachel Green 2016
Nottingham trip
for an exhibition of Banksy
Gallery closed
We see a great piece by Cauty
so the trip was worthwhile
© Rachel Green 2016
Rupert
one antler broken
outside the house
three boys
stare and point
deer-headed statue
a shy wave at the artist
© Rachel Green 2016
breakfast
becomes an apple.
Serious diet.
© Rachel Green 2016
by her bestie
that her boyfriend's cheating
she accuses him of lying
tearful
© Rachel Green 2016
sunshine
through a leaden sky
falling acorns
© Rachel Green 2016
Nottingham trip
for an exhibition of Banksy
Gallery closed
We see a great piece by Cauty
so the trip was worthwhile
© Rachel Green 2016
Rupert
one antler broken
outside the house
three boys
stare and point
deer-headed statue
a shy wave at the artist
© Rachel Green 2016
breakfast
becomes an apple.
Serious diet.
© Rachel Green 2016
Friday 7 October 2016
short forms 7th October 2016
worry
about her friend
what if mom sees her here?
Or wonders where the smell comes from?
dad things
© Rachel Green 2016
beads of rain
hydrophobic nasturtium leaves
turn yellow
© Rachel Green 2016
coughing fit
a hair down my throat
makes me vomit
Lu tells me a story
about anxiety issues
© Rachel Green 2016
reading a novel
starts off well
(if overly verbose)
I stop reading at chapter 2
where the author makes light
of mental disorders
The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson
© Rachel Green 2016
the itching subsides. Scabs fall away.
© Rachel Green 2016
about her friend
what if mom sees her here?
Or wonders where the smell comes from?
dad things
© Rachel Green 2016
beads of rain
hydrophobic nasturtium leaves
turn yellow
© Rachel Green 2016
coughing fit
a hair down my throat
makes me vomit
Lu tells me a story
about anxiety issues
© Rachel Green 2016
reading a novel
starts off well
(if overly verbose)
I stop reading at chapter 2
where the author makes light
of mental disorders
The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson
© Rachel Green 2016
the itching subsides. Scabs fall away.
© Rachel Green 2016
Thursday 6 October 2016
short forms 6th October 2016
despair
her bestest friend
lies in the cold, hard ground
she wishes she could talk to her
once more
© Rachel Green 2016
elderberries
full and dark and juicy
gerbil eyeballs
© Rachel Green 2016
painting project
I order mylar sheets
to make stencils
I just need the right image
of a psychologist
© Rachel Green 2016
morning jaunt
taking Felix for an MOT
bye bye, car
morning traffic
infuriating drivers
everyone's an arsehole
puerile radio
© Rachel Green 2016
overweight. She cuts out a meal.
© Rachel Green 2016
her bestest friend
lies in the cold, hard ground
she wishes she could talk to her
once more
© Rachel Green 2016
elderberries
full and dark and juicy
gerbil eyeballs
© Rachel Green 2016
painting project
I order mylar sheets
to make stencils
I just need the right image
of a psychologist
© Rachel Green 2016
morning jaunt
taking Felix for an MOT
bye bye, car
morning traffic
infuriating drivers
everyone's an arsehole
puerile radio
© Rachel Green 2016
overweight. She cuts out a meal.
© Rachel Green 2016
Wednesday 5 October 2016
poetry 2015 / 105
Talking to Jesus
She took tablets
aspirin, paracetamol,
ibuprofen
and a single strip of
yellow bombers
she found in the
bathroom cabinet
all washed down with
menthol-linctus
from when her brother
had a cold.
She left a facebook
message
addressed to friends
and otherwise
“I've had it up to
here
with people messing me
around
live, love and leave a
beautiful corpse.”
When her mum went to
get her up
she was covered in shit
and vomit
her eyes glazed like
cloudy lemonade
but they cleaned her up
nice
for the autopsy.
short forms 5th October 2016
the cat
didn't survive
washing machine cycle
but at least it came out clean and
flea free
© Rachel Green 2016
October sun
a riot of nasturtiums
before the frosts
© Rachel Green 2016
monthly doses
of high-priced repellent
Amos still has fleas
I pick them off
with tweezers
© Rachel Green 2016
low sun
we hit the morning commute
Chesterfield station
Pavement cyclists
sandals-and-socks men
reversing drivers
we sing Barbershop duets
© Rachel Green 2016
increased weight leads to extra exercise
© Rachel Green 2016
didn't survive
washing machine cycle
but at least it came out clean and
flea free
© Rachel Green 2016
October sun
a riot of nasturtiums
before the frosts
© Rachel Green 2016
monthly doses
of high-priced repellent
Amos still has fleas
I pick them off
with tweezers
© Rachel Green 2016
low sun
we hit the morning commute
Chesterfield station
Pavement cyclists
sandals-and-socks men
reversing drivers
we sing Barbershop duets
© Rachel Green 2016
increased weight leads to extra exercise
© Rachel Green 2016
Tuesday 4 October 2016
short forms 4th October 2016
her friend
depressed as Hell
and commits suicide
What happens when Chloe wishes
her back?
© Rachel Green 2016
late sun
coaxes out a coltsfoot
fairy horses
© Rachel Green 2016
smallest room
sixty years of wallpaper
and layers of paint
(not helped by rewiring
done over the top)
© Rachel Green 2016
an hour of footlocks
and new techniques
I've not seen
"My nine year old
mastered this on the first try"
he says, laughing
He's more nimble than me...
© Rachel Green 2016
she hates her obesity. Less food.
© Rachel Green 2016
depressed as Hell
and commits suicide
What happens when Chloe wishes
her back?
© Rachel Green 2016
late sun
coaxes out a coltsfoot
fairy horses
© Rachel Green 2016
smallest room
sixty years of wallpaper
and layers of paint
(not helped by rewiring
done over the top)
© Rachel Green 2016
an hour of footlocks
and new techniques
I've not seen
"My nine year old
mastered this on the first try"
he says, laughing
He's more nimble than me...
© Rachel Green 2016
she hates her obesity. Less food.
© Rachel Green 2016
Monday 3 October 2016
short forms 3rd October 2016
she knows
her mum's a tart
but the house is chock full
of her exercise equipment.
No gym.
© Rachel Green 2016
last bloom
on the crocosmia
browning leaves
© Rachel Green 2016
late rise
slept through the alarm
yet again
I may get my old phone out
just to use the alarm
© Rachel Green 2016
Jack hangs about
for a slice of chicken
Trickster's tablet treat
Amos pinches the milk
I'd already put down for him
more chicken for Jack
Later: Where's my milk?
© Rachel Green 2016
Her clothes smell fusty. Old drawers.
© Rachel Green 2016
her mum's a tart
but the house is chock full
of her exercise equipment.
No gym.
© Rachel Green 2016
last bloom
on the crocosmia
browning leaves
© Rachel Green 2016
late rise
slept through the alarm
yet again
I may get my old phone out
just to use the alarm
© Rachel Green 2016
Jack hangs about
for a slice of chicken
Trickster's tablet treat
Amos pinches the milk
I'd already put down for him
more chicken for Jack
Later: Where's my milk?
© Rachel Green 2016
Her clothes smell fusty. Old drawers.
© Rachel Green 2016
Sunday 2 October 2016
short forms 2nd October 2016
Aunt Lou
with the flowers
from her dad's funeral
there are some things you can't forgive.
Ever.
© Rachel Green 2016
myriad rainbows
from a low, late sun
central heating
© Rachel Green 2016
late rise
I miss the alarm again
did it go off
I'm told it certainly did
and I slept right through it
© Rachel Green 2016
morning conversation
politics and pokemon
dead mother stories
the elitism of millennials
regarding superheroes
we remember comics
sleeping through alarms
© Rachel Green 2016
Naked flesh. Lines of insect bites.
© Rachel Green 2016
with the flowers
from her dad's funeral
there are some things you can't forgive.
Ever.
© Rachel Green 2016
myriad rainbows
from a low, late sun
central heating
© Rachel Green 2016
late rise
I miss the alarm again
did it go off
I'm told it certainly did
and I slept right through it
© Rachel Green 2016
morning conversation
politics and pokemon
dead mother stories
the elitism of millennials
regarding superheroes
we remember comics
sleeping through alarms
© Rachel Green 2016
Naked flesh. Lines of insect bites.
© Rachel Green 2016
Saturday 1 October 2016
short forms 1st October 2016
women
in her mom's room.
Why does becoming male
mean she has to have a girlfriend?
Weird shit.
© Rachel Green 2016
late nasturtiums
creep across the front garden
morning frost
© Rachel Green 2016
creeping cat
sleeps on my keyboard
changes the display
Netflix is less enthralling
played at quarter speed
© Rachel Green 2016
new painting
begun with limited colours
portrait
graffiti style graphics
rendered in spray paint
and acrylics
Childhood icons
© Rachel Green 2016
changing appetite. The removal of sugar.
© Rachel Green 2016
Actual video: https://www.flickr.com/photos/leatherdykeuk/29392039124
in her mom's room.
Why does becoming male
mean she has to have a girlfriend?
Weird shit.
© Rachel Green 2016
late nasturtiums
creep across the front garden
morning frost
© Rachel Green 2016
creeping cat
sleeps on my keyboard
changes the display
Netflix is less enthralling
played at quarter speed
© Rachel Green 2016
new painting
begun with limited colours
portrait
graffiti style graphics
rendered in spray paint
and acrylics
Childhood icons
© Rachel Green 2016
changing appetite. The removal of sugar.
© Rachel Green 2016
Actual video: https://www.flickr.com/photos/leatherdykeuk/29392039124
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