Blocked & Broken

By Dan Terry

Blocked & Broken

 

Waiting for you to text back
Even though you blocked me
So many things I didn't get to say
Little details left unappreciated

Regret is learning to get old
Sorry I was too carefree
Didn't read the writing on the wall
The signals in the smoke, the sprouts in the tea

Screen is so scratched, too
Tears burning, blurring colours
I wish you would text back now
Through the cracked wet glass

In this Desert, my Soul
Poetry & prose

In this Desert, my Soul

By Dan Terry

Dunes rise and fallNo direction seems too clearSand shifts beneath, wind whispers byFragmented moments, I feel no fear The horizon now an inky blurFreedom in not knowing, delight aloneSwept away by particles and painIn this desert, my...
Salty Tears
Poetry & prose

Salty Tears

By Dan Terry

In the heat of the moment beneath a scorching sun, We throw salt over a shoulder, think we've won. Adding flavour to our tales, tall and sickly sweet, Dry eyes blinking, batting on heavy repeat. The world heats up, dry...