short forms 26th October 2016

her love,
Oliver, found
floating in the canal.
leeches and eels on his face
eyes shut

© Rachel Green 2016

night walk
the scent of coal fires
crunching leaves

© Rachel Green 2016

short essay
on the departure of Emma Rice
from the Globe theatre
I am left to consider the plot
of the Chloe novel

© Rachel Green 2016

dieting
it gives me something to focus on
during depression

I haven't written a novel
in perhaps three years
I feel a failure

fat, frumpy and old

© Rachel Green 2016

six words? Enough for an obituary.

© Rachel Green 2016