Monthly Archives: November 2010

CLEANShe scrubs the taps with Ajax,she bleaches the bath with Domestos,she scours the bowl with vinegar and wire.On her hands and knees, she rubsthe stains from the wood.She takes the sheets and the covers from the seatsand soaks them in a pint of… Continue reading →

A PAIR OF SLIPPERSWhen you first met he was slugging Jamesonsand you were drinking orange squash.You had a butterfly broach attached to your jacket,he had a knuckle duster tucked in his pocket.You had a freckle on your cheek,he had a tattoo of a s… Continue reading →

WHAT SHE REMEMBERSAnd she remembers them meetingand watching him eatingand she remembers them dancingand leaning against himand feeling him harden.She went to the ladies, dragging him in.And she remembers them standingon the edge of the cliffand t… Continue reading →