when i finally forgive myself it is night time
and only the streetlights are awake
i run
and for the first time since the starting gun
i move forwards
at the intersection, traffic lights
searing red, but i only accelerate because
there are no cars, the road
swept clean of movement
and then it all falls into place
how the hush lets me believe there is still
something to salvage, i can leave
broken glass on the lip of the sidewalk, return
the next day to find a crystal ball
that fogs like your breath against my skin
and then i read a book i don’t already know
the ending to
believe there is still something left for me
in the unknown, so hold my hand as we lie
on the sand, fingertips millimetres from
where the waves creep to find us
then jump
into the harbour at night
australian summer, 33 degrees
because forgiveness is feeling safe even as
the bush fire turns the corner
onto our street, and finding peace in
the palms of a grenade, promising
to never let my grandmother’s pendant
hang so heavily between my breasts again
knowing that you
are just a dream i will wake up screaming from
wonderful piece of writing and I placed myself here and there as it journey down the highway picking up pieces along the way
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Gorgeous poetry. Seering.
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Beautiful imagery. XOXO
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Loved this Melody! Especially the lines “the hush lets me believe there is still / something to salvage”. Great writing and something about night time street setting stirred some inspiration in me. I’ll have to grab a pen… Thanks for sharing. T.
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Very moving…
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This is exquisite. You hooked me right from the opening.
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Brilliant composition!
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I saw and felt it while I read it. Mesmerizing .
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Always and invariably….elements to your writing that cause a little shudder in my heart….
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So beautiful, so evocative, pure tangible feeling. I get super excited whenever you post something because I know it will be delightful. Your poetry is an experience!
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Love it, Melody. Beautifully written.
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