Romantic notions

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Lemon Rose Petals

In summer my hair has
only one style: back.
And if it weren’t for winter,
I’d chop it off entirely.

That, twinned with the fact that
every time I mention it
my boyfriend pulls a face,
strong enough to put me off.

by Rebecca L. Atherton

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Rock and cement

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Lemon Rose Petals

Searching for home in a world full of motion –
shapes constantly shifting,
people and spaces milling, spilling, moving around;
loud,
noisy,
fast-paced –
my hands paw at the intangible,
looking for connection inside
solid structures like rock and cement.

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Rock face

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Lemon Rose Petals

All she wants is for the man inside to show up –
not as a child or as a petulant teenager,
angry at the world and at her –
but as an adult, as himself.

A bit of compassion,
kindness…
mindfulness and presence,
would also be nice.

And yet…
living inside his stone fortress,
imprisoned inside layer upon layer of himself,
he watches but cannot not act.

by Rebecca L. Atherton

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This little thing

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Lemon Rose Petals

I expand on the outside
as she grows within:
this little thing,
no bigger than an aubergine.
Tomorrow, she will be a baked potato.
Next week, a marrow perhaps?

I wonder what she’ll be like
when she comes out
and if she’ll look like my cat,
who has sat on top of her for days
keeping a tab on the various ways
I am changing.

by Rebecca L. Atherton

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Souvenirs

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Lemon Rose Petals

Visiting a cafe to work,
I sit next to a couple with a dog,
accidentally spilling milk in my lap.

At home, I discover a circular stain
spread out over one knee
into which several white dog hairs have stuck.

by Rebecca L. Atherton

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Broken Things

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Lemon Rose Petals

There’s a hole in my stomach
that’s miles deep,
and a pain in my chest that feels like
something precious is unravelling.

I pull at the layers of flesh and skin
to reveal their true nature,
discovering a pit of molten fire
devouring a mound of wool.

by Rebecca L. Atherton

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