sea lily : Writing

brothers

brothers

A Poem by sea lily


young girl,absent father,my mother said;'you never got any attentionas a child.'a reckless teen.and now i've foundthe boys i meetare so good to me,the..
lipstick

lipstick

A Poem by sea lily


my girlfriendran away to university.to the coastand lived with strangers.we travelled to see her,three wild girlsfresh from the city.they took us to t..
badger balm

badger balm

A Poem by sea lily


you are;mint, sage, lavender, rosemary.in that little tinyour mother gave youto heal your hands(artist's hands)remember whenyou used to slide it in yo..
my cat

my cat

A Poem by sea lily


my cat prowlsaround her domainstopsto scratch.she, like me,begs for attentionwith head buttsand wide-eyed pleadingcurls upon record sleevesand stares ..
last year

last year

A Poem by sea lily


for jaya, because she asked.
our domesticity

our domesticity

A Poem by sea lily


when the first burst of passion fades,we have to de-flea the cat.and i have stomach painswe clean the toiletwe hoover up.i remember the morningslike t..
youth

youth

A Poem by sea lily


i consider myself to be rather grown-upand above such things.even if we did buy a record playerbefore cutlery.and the girls in high-schoolhave all had..
agnieszka

agnieszka

A Poem by sea lily


i am not afraid of ghosts,except for the oneswho have your babieswith your eyes and nose and smile.and the other womenwho did not yell out during love..
what's mine

what's mine

A Poem by sea lily


a man came round todaywith tattoosand a red letter.it said you owed900 pounds to the governmentand they were taking everything.i live herebut my thing..
i am forgetting

i am forgetting

A Poem by sea lily


i am forgetting your faceand your odd twists of phrase.the way you'd relunctantly say,'you're very sweet'like you were abovethe raw sentimentalityi he..