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Poetry for the TW fest!
This wasn't my original structure but I wanted to try for symmetry - as of yet I'm unsure which I prefer.
Hope you enjoy:)Edit: immediately decided I didn't like it and reverted back to the initial one.
(See the end of the work for more notes.)
Harriet loved Her -
Laura S Jennings
Cherry sweets and coloured hearts
and later
something a bit more (sinister)
It was exciting -
'covert' was the word Laura used.
They're not synonyms.
Cycling - one on the front,
Carved initials into the back of
- a Cardiff Bay bench.
the wind in her hair.
Harriet's tweed coats flapping,
Laura's scarf.
And they were fine -
narrowly escaping,
nose broken,
together.
H/L was synonymous with
I'm unsure about the middle stanza, writing the upbeat part was a bit harder. I have some bi!Gerald ideas where he is good gay friends with Harriet planned, hopefully they'll get written.
Comments or kudos are much appreciated!
Ths 'sinister' was a reference to blood (danger) but also the first part was talking about their relationship becoming more spoken. I'm not sure if that was at all clear.