Monday, October 14, 2013

the ghosts that haunt

irises
busy in the wait
to one night
wake up to the northern lights
the purple
and the green
reflected in
eyelashes -
eyelashes that have 
seen the lights
lights which shone
inside you

finger tips
touch memories
of your skin
the scars
from windows 
and forgotten 
rough handling
finger tips
that want to
be in Provence
among the lavender
the landscapes
and the sheer
surreality of it all

and the crazed
smear of a heart
which remembers 
hazes
blots
showers
gear boxes
choco shots
and little children
selling balloons