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In the pound store on Christmas Eve

December 24, 2021December 17, 2021 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

Some people in the jeweller’s where he used to shop seemed to recognise him so he left. In the pound store the prices were still too high. He grabbed a handful of plastic earrings from a stand and bolted. They recognised him in the pound store too. Nobody gave chase.

Written in response to a request for a tweet-length story from @ellipsiszine 16/12/21

we were distant

September 23, 2020 / simonsalento / 1 Comment

we were distant
but our hearts quickened the same
blood pumped
sweat ran
in my mind
I breathed your breath

seasons change – do you?

September 18, 2020 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

sunrise streaks yellow
breeze from the sea to the mountains
the first drops of autumn

I slipped

September 17, 2020 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

I slipped in the shower
thinking of you
I tripped on the staircase
thinking of you
I think I can now quite unsafely say
I’ve fallen for you

in the shadow

September 14, 2020 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

in the shadow gold

cheekbones, hair and eyes

I breathe slow, breathless

the sunrise

September 12, 2020 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

the sunset is its promise;

the sunrise is its coming true

sunrise over Adriatic

balance

September 9, 2020September 9, 2020 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

I tried to walk the
line but tipped
over, hard.
Yes, I love you.
There I’ve said
it and now I
can’t
regain my
balance.

sky cloud sand sea

September 3, 2020 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

sky cloud sand sea

I am dreaming you are next to me

sky cloud rock sea

I am dreaming; you are next to me

you shone

August 20, 2020 / simonsalento / 3 Comments

you shone
I reflected
brighter
I knew
than the star
I saw
you were

they pulled off their shirts

August 12, 2020 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

they pulled off their shirts
the light through their chests shone dark
dreams slowly gathered

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