In the slow lane

In the slow lane

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Akin to rage
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A certain 'je ne sais quoi'
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Waxing lyrical
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A list
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he won’t buy you flowers because it’s overdone
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Reflections in the disco ball
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Akin to rage
There’s sand at the bottom, gathering around the drain, despite the fact the nearest beach is miles away.
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Caroline Druitt
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he won’t buy you flowers because it’s overdone
He only eats whole foods, he doesn’t use condoms, he took me to an open mic, he’s in a band, thinks he’s the next Bob Dylan, he is working on a memoir…
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Waxing lyrical
my pants were black, high rise, lacy, I wanted her to notice as I slipped them over the curves of my thighs, she was humming to herself, Li’l Bow Wow…
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T is for Time?
I’m sitting on the overground train somewhere between Honor Oak Park and Wandsworth Common and a young family join me on the four seater I’m sitting in…
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in flame
I lay in a sound bath as my shoulder began to flare.
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A low pony
& the stories we tell ourselves
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I guess I'm wintering
In winter I wear my mums cashmere jumper, my grandmas pinafore and my dads soft, lopsided smile.
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‘I love the way you nourish yourself’
The limes are ripe and the cicadas are bursting with joy.
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not yet?
We’d been moved into a private room.
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Caroline Druitt
In the slow lane
In the slow lane
Writer and poet sharing an essay / letter / stream of consciousness / passionate overshare / story / writing prompt / poem from my tiny little bedroom.
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