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Archive for: Philip Sheldon


disembark
breaking down the pieces of me, my life here, in this place, ready to disembark, over there, in that place. Continue reading

coda
you are like a lover to me: you, me, us. I have been sitting across from you, time passing, observing Continue reading

snakehead
you are a sea, you are a pool, a lake; I could dip in you, for a while, just a Continue reading

How do i tolerate myself today?
How do I tolerate myself today? How do I tolerate my unusual urges, My lack of conviction, My strange dereliction Continue reading

sunday 3pm
Foggy brain, Stains on these ventricles, thudding. In front blind; behind is beside blowing raspberries, the masticated fruit collecting under Continue reading

swallow swallow gulp
Read it. Listen to the words . See what they say. Digest the meaning. Interpret the lexical data. Let the Continue reading

Disconnect/Connect (Silver Dagger Trad.)
Disconnect. Connect: I want you to hold my hand and tell me I’m fucking hot; I want you to touch Continue reading

Rachmaninov in my head
Rachmaninov in my head, Sound-tracking the scenarios and conversations I am having about the what might bes, the possibilities, the Continue reading

Fuck you austerity
When you don’t know what to write about you end up thinking about half-formed phrases, mixed metaphors that have cascaded Continue reading

i was on holiday…
So , I was on holiday, and this guy came up to me and… No, I was on holiday, and Continue reading

nametag
Approaching home, I feel the familiar draw, the tensions, as I drive the A-road, passed the tree-lined conurbations and out-of-town Continue reading

It’s hidden, I’ve buried it
The realisation hit me. Well, crept up upon me, It’s stealth surprising. It appeared, just beyond my shoulder, Just out Continue reading

Meander

In the middle of the consumer hall
In the middle of the consumer hall You call. I see you: A hat, a bobble a top A head, Continue reading