rebeccarellis : Writing

Lovin' falsely.

Lovin' falsely.

A Poem by rebeccarellis


Don't throw those words:I know we humans only coverJellyin' trembles an' big blackHoles 'cause floatin' free's aDirty mongrel task.Better off bedded, ..
Watching.

Watching.

A Poem by rebeccarellis


Everyone's alone on the pier,Evenly spaced, careful of the peace.Staring, smoking, examining:They see only echoes ofNothing and themselves.Waves skip ..
The way back.

The way back.

A Story by rebeccarellis


When Caber reached the old house she felt relief. A solemn trudge in several days of heavy rain had brought her here, to this refuge where she would s..
Stealing thorns.

Stealing thorns.

A Poem by rebeccarellis


A chase through lived-in roomsChalked by writhing fire and snakingWords of mockery:They plunge like loving needlesCome to save and purgeA metal skin,A..
Going home.

Going home.

A Poem by rebeccarellis


Someone breathed a littleMelancholy into my home,Hung cobwebs likeChristmas decorations andPainted dewdrops there."Don't touch," we're told,For where ..
Too great a wish.

Too great a wish.

A Poem by rebeccarellis


A body splintered into metalShards is carried to aPlace like home:Magnetised, returning to aFlock after wanderingStony landscapes.I'd imagined an age ..
Talking to the wind.

Talking to the wind.

A Poem by rebeccarellis


A blustery day isA delicate feelingWhen growling menBloom in sermons;Boom the silent cave.Stodge'll weigh, exhalingSticky warmth, flingingTeardrops of..
Composing me.

Composing me.

A Poem by rebeccarellis


The charm of calm,Hoped for, envisioned, and thusAssumed.Folded over and over intoA tiny square,So crushed and lost inPockets that theLies inside came..
Drinks in winter

Drinks in winter

A Poem by rebeccarellis


Supping on sorrows.Old, forgotten edglingsClinging on like it wasAll peace and laughterFor real.Dizzied endings toFly-by nothingDays.Drive on, forth,D..
For the love of a ghost.

For the love of a ghost.

A Story by rebeccarellis


The day I came home from university for the holidays I discovered my mother living a very different life to the one I had known before. She didn&rsquo..