My words are a direct reflection of what is being played out in my mind. For artistic purpose and dramatic effect I have duct-tapped the "edit" button…
Slightest turn of the other cheekone side acknowledges the otherin the midst of tragedyAnd as we parade into a house of worshipwearing our Sunday best,sirens blare in the distanceA police presence is feltand it is comforting at timesDifferent from the tender touchof a lovers hand leading the wayto a safer place of ease,a safer place …
Words in print words shouted from the left and right fearful we are falling in love with our own rectitude fearful we walk a fine line of righteousness and never acknowledge the lapse of judgement or even the possibility that we haven't got a real grasp on what is slipping between our fingers the experience …
Just one word, one word - sharp and cutting. Gut reaction. Automatic visceral response. Anger, fear, shame, confusion, bewilderment. One word, domino effect, emotional draining flash back ...punch in the stomach, what the fuck not quite an epiphany slow realization, an unwinding. Slow with meaning. A learning; knowledge filled shaping, the future bend. Young girl …
Trilby Yates 