16th November 2019

grey morning
beads of rainwater
dripping. dripping

 © Rachel Green 2019

Guilt and Regret
21.

Another John
We were friends for a long time
before we fell out
over something, as kids do,
creating an enmity
that seeped through life
and tainted the schoolyard.
We had a fight
after school
on the field opposite
where I, the underdog,
tried to tear out his liver
until hecapitulated
and left me alone
forever after

 © Rachel Green 2019