2015.

 

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2015  is a chronological chapbook containing all the poems & selected bits of prose I've written this year, to herald the first year that I've actually started writing poetry. A small celebration of little milestones of success, of mythpoetry and atmospheric poetry, and of course, of beautiful words. 

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questions for icarus

icarus, did you 
kiss the golden sun? 
how did freedom taste 
amongst the clouds?

tell us how did it feel? 
to fly with wings: 
to steal freedom 
that was not yours?

do you fly now, 
truly, are you free? 
deep down there 
in the beautiful, blue 
sea?

 
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a fallen prophetess

wild eyed cassandra
stands, on the very precipice
of burning troy, flames rising 
licking hungrily at her skirts. 
she has no screams left.

“i told you so.” 
apollo’s face flickers in 
front of her eyes: 
she is seeing visions in the fire. 
“no one will believe you.”

it is not for lack of trying-
she tried, she truly did 
weeping salty tears 
as the visions twisted 
and tormented her swollen eyes

she remembers helenus, 
sweet foolish twin-brother 
who turned his eyes away 
refused to open his ears 
to the darkening visions

“you are jealous of 
helen. she is of our blood now,
and we will win the war.” 
they told her, her 50 brothers 
who went to war never to return.

she does not scream 
when the greeks pick her up
she has none left, her soul is weary 
a block of icy ivory 
burning inside with troy

they carry her past helen, 
who is stone-faced 
and oh so cruelly lovely

this is she whom men today have died.

"i forgive you, helen.” 
she sends silently, 
their eyes meeting, 
both haunted with the 
flames of burning troy

“we are all victims of 
the pride of foolish men. 
and those proud gods 
who treat us 
as mere playthings.”

and so, cassandra, 
wild eyed and burning 
from within 
watches troy burn 
and does not shed a tear.

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chang'é, the scientist

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letters to and from the underworld / i / hades

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letters to and from the underworld / ii / persephone

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run, baba yaga, the humans are here

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the three sisters of the day

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advice from an elderly sister-mermaid, who's seen too many of her own sisters fall

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madeline of the house of usher

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the fire witch

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never be ungrateful to a goddess

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oh, the things medea did for love

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the madness of roderick usher

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the sixth sister of twelve speaks

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the struggles of being a musician

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mirrored mirroring

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monsters inbetween

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the house of usher

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the destruction of you & i

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things that i've missed

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monsoon decembers

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death of an age

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half-starved, half-loved

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kuala lumpur, or, a night-time symphony in g-sharp minor

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not for consumption

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