New Poem

I've been feeling inspired recently. Largely with the help of reading more poetry, fantastic inspiring poetry. I have found that my writing usually relates to a real life experience. I love that because it means that every poem reminds me of a time or person in my life that is important. But I have a better appreciation for the 'imagined' side of poetry.

Still I'm not there yet, so here is my first poem in a while. 'Falling' it's the quiet feeling of falling asleep and falling in love.

Falling

Behind black-out blinds
The motorway growls in the night.
The blue and red flicker of an emergency 
draw an outline of you.

I hand you my book
with the page bent down
and you take a final leaning step
into bed.

I say goodnight 
with a kiss on your half-found mouth. 

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We spent the first time

in a marshmallow slow dance,

our numbers biro’d on a crumpled square

and he kissed my hands.

Our bodies were covered in a 

pale thin skin like powdered sugar, so sweet. 

So strong under our silk and taffeta

I could smell you as we danced.

Gold circled my finger. 

He still kissed my suddenly heavy hand.