Free of free radicals
When you put
zinc oxide on
it’s thick and chalky
so it sits on your skin
as a layer,
not becoming absorbed
into your body
This is the kind
of symbiotic relationship
that we, as humans have
with our food
and with the weather
Some kinds of pets
make mutual companions
without drawing out
more from you
than you gain from them
At all costs
you must avoid
the psychic vampires-
charms will not ward them off,
cream will not be a barrier,
but rather a lubricant
protecting your skin
from friction,
making sure
you don’t get blisters
Exasperated, but not fooled
Would you tell me if
you had ringworm?
Herpes?
You were bipolar?
Of course not-
there’s a stigma attached
Some things are taboo
Some things maybe not
Or so the ad above
on the train would suggest
Can you believe
this is the way of the world?
I should’ve been a copywriter…
Crevasse
There are
a hundred
million, zillion droplets
of uncertainty, waiting,
to splatter you,
wanting their chance to fall
One by one
they drip,
like stalactites
forming a question mark
in the cave of hope
If you wait around
for the stalactites
and stalagmites to join
you will watch and witness
certain doom fuse
in the darkness
This is the best time
to go spelunking
taking your life in your hands
as you tackle every chasm
with all you have left;
bravery.
Bravery
is no badge of honour,
it’s a curtain of denial
shielding you from the truth-
despair.
Leilanie Stewart is a writer, poet and artist. She's one half of a
writing couple along with poet and author, Joseph Robert. Her work has
appeared in over thirty lit mags in the UK and US. She currently lives
in London. Leilanie blogs at www.leilaniestewart.wordpress.
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