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Henry and the Red Balloon
by Louilou
Red balloon / caught in a swirling pocket of panicked air / Thub-thub-thubbing frantically, trapped / in the corner between wall, garden gate, / and you, / mesmerised, frightened / by this unknown …
69 words
A Quick Death
by Louilou
He gags on the gun, / Longing for Nothing. / Consciousness gone / before pain comes - / with no one to suffer the pain / does it even exist? / The witnesses feel it / on his behalf. Meanwhile / he…
37 words
When You’re There
by Louilou
Next door I hear the Scottish man / building a patio for my neighbour. / His accent intrigues me, conjures / an image of a rugged kilt-clad Goth. / I’m transported to that night in the Highlands …
153 words
BeLonging
by Louilou
I was drawn towards you / out of The Blue
34 words
Ghostory
by Louilou
Squinting in the shadowy twilight, Catherine regards the curved staircase, cloaked with powdery cobwebs. Feeling compelled to ascend, she cannot pull her gaze from the door at the top of the rotting …
468 words
Insomnia
by Louilou
At night / When you lie spent, / Open-mouthed, / Already dreaming, / I lie staring, / Restless, / Jealous. / Frustrated, I try a childhood trick, / Align my breathing to yours, / Match the depth / A…
49 words
The Other Woman
by Louilou
I hold your face close to / my neck while you come; / Your lips, your breath, / my hairs on end; / Over your shoulder, from / her picture on your shelf, / she catches my eye. / And holds it.
35 words
Hit and Run
by Louilou
As I descend on the escalator, I see / the shapely leg wrapped in / perfectly fitting trousers balanced, / not by its mirror image, but by a crutch. / The second trouser leg is folded / and pinned…
126 words