sea lily : Writing

the hawker

the hawker

A Poem by sea lily


behind the windscreen,we are nakedto the rainand the carrier bagsbuffeted around in the windand the shale..in this land.she spoke;''i feel as ifwe hav..
soap and roses

soap and roses

A Poem by sea lily


these damp days,in the doorwayfifteenin the awkward chrysalisof youthand the smell of soapand roses.the sweet innocenceof white,unshaven thighsand a m..
owl eyes

owl eyes

A Poem by sea lily


we were all lovers,in the smokeand the dust.i woke from my sleep,paleand crosswith my wide, owl eyesunseeingand lost.
unfeeling

unfeeling

A Poem by sea lily


oil fumes,and the sand on the backseatfrom the night at the beach..i'm differentto your girlin all her unfeeling fire.more sedate,like the music you p..
this is why i can't return your jumper or sickness in youth

this is why i can't return your jumper or sickness..

A Poem by sea lily


in your clothes,you never left.i never gave upmy hope,in love.never wanteda pale angelor a mindi could touch.you still write me lettersin your cramped..
sleep dolly

sleep dolly

A Poem by sea lily


i spent last year's childhoodclasped in his armsboy unashamedlyfragile littledollto love.for he was lonely.and i would sleep blindwith my closed butto..
all made up

all made up

A Poem by sea lily


We're making adolescents of ourselves, with the red lips of lust. our hairless bodies like seals.
idle fantasy

idle fantasy

A Poem by sea lily


I don't know if she was beautiful,but she took beautiful photographs.with swinging hair,jeans hang looselyoff your hipslike a boy trying to affectnonc..
a pipe is like a woman

a pipe is like a woman

A Poem by sea lily


The old romanticssun themselves in June.Floral print,and consumingof the sweet and numb.obsessedwith the powerof transforming love.But I am notendless..
Forever Ago

Forever Ago

A Poem by sea lily


The day he left, she cried. At four in the morning, crouched fetally underneath the railway bridge, legs tucked under her with her shoes left discarde..