violetsshy blooms from cracks in the pavement
dandelion charm
© Rachel Green 2018
"to drive away rats,"
he said, and I was easily led
in those days; a child
of frugality, awed
by the ease with which my friends lived.
Our big house
where a derelict cottage
hid secrets in the crawlspace
beneath worm-rotten floors.
A lit match
falling
falling
into the darkness
and a gout of flame
which devoured my childhood.
© Rachel Green 2018
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