Two poems from Laura Scott

Ink EyesSuppose it was youwho started all of this,your faith and easy swagger as you stood in front of me, words falling like silkfrom your sleeves.What shall I do now –press my palm in your printto see if our lines intersect?If I looked long enoughmaybe I’d find your...

Gone – by Padrika Tarrant

GoneGoneMy arms clutch silenceI hold sky against my heartSo very empty• Paddy Tarrant is another of our favourite contributors. Her new book Broken Things will be published in September.

Waiting by Phuoc-Tan Diep

Waiting12pmI hate waiting – always have. 1pmMemories are littered with queues springing up ambushing me whilst I rushed for trains and zoo visits in torrential rain marred by people with umbrellas leaping out from under trees.  2pmI wished, back in the...

Two new poems by Michael Lee Johnson

Catch On The FlyFull barrel up 53 north,heading to Lake Zurich, IL,Christian talk radio 1660on the radio dial,crisp winter daysunbeams dancing downon the pavement like midgets.85 mph in a 65 mph zone,just to aggravate the police,black Chevy S10 pick up,shows what a...