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running from the heart’s desiresthis was the time of my escape / but it is better if I leave you now / I had my glimpse of hope / my taste of passion / wonder and joy…

dying on the inside losing hopeHasty decisions led to a lifetime’s bondage. / I collapse in the gravity of long-past choices / And see a grey future before me. / A…

Love and Torture Are The Same ThingYou’ve tangled yourself in the thorns and briers of my messy soul / And as you pulled away you ripped it out of me, and / Left me wo…

Stand Off? A lament on distance and separationTwo figures standing face to face but separate. / A drift of dandelion seeds stirring in the space between us. / The light here is pale gre…

Something about peering into a person’s soul2010-01-02 / Lover and monster. / My desire to read the soul. / What words exist within the frame I see before me? / I would rip you open i…

The Phantom of the Opera: or, the house that won&…2009-07-01 / Musings on The Phantom of the Opera, rainy days and romance. / Scattered showers fall on the wild, windy day. The grey clouds …

moralityWhat use is outward good behaviour if the mind is darkened by hatred? Change the inside first, and the outside is bound to follow.

Love: I was not made for thisIn the harsh light of day, as the sun chases away the outlandish fictions of my heart / (those cruel tormentors that whisper hopeful lies) …

further lamentations and frustrations: ode to ano…I died a thousands deaths because of him. / Though he slay me, it was never really his fault – / the way he invaded my dreams / so t…

be my true love monster by Fiona Lokot

be my true love monster by Fiona Lokot

we monsters don't need our hearts anymore by Fiona Lokot

we monsters don't need our hearts anymore by Fiona Lokot

prove me wrongsomething is terribly wrong within me, with me

shared solitude: sunset beach by Fiona Lokot

miraclesmy countless reasons for my unworthiness listed in cold ink and sharp clarity