One a Day / 03.09.26

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‘A fascinating pamphlet’ - Wendy Pratt; ‘unflinching, inventive poems of discovery, trauma and healing’ - Jen Feroze; ‘...candid, skilful and often unsettling poems; a forest trail that leads us through fear and reflection to a place of revelation.’ - Nina Parmenter

The Flight of the Dragonfly Bookshop

It's time to change the direction of this space for a while, starting with a daily poem. The warmup has served me well over the last few years, and with some major changes on the way here in October, it is time to practice what I keep preaching. This gives space for new ideas to flourish and old wood to be quietly cut away. We'll be doing this therefore until the 30th, by which time everything happening in the background will be ready for you. Thanks for reading.

In Translation

when I say I'm fine / it is 95% of the time
a lie / a falsehood / a masking strategy

when people ask for validation / it's easy
be honest / be enthusiastic / be careful

when the tea goes cold / you did not forget
just got lost / distracted / consumed by guilt

when you can't remember / what day is it
it's stress / it's anger / it's other people's negatives

when I have to explain / everything I am / all
the damage held within / you need to read

the room / the years of silent cries for help / the
translation is / you are not paying / enough attention

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