The Blue Hour This intense, clear pristine blue that in any other mind could be turquoise, aqua, a warm clear sea around a Grecian isle. Here, lodged just under the arctic, where temperatures quiver between untouched and ruined, this particular blue is of loss, absence; of warped and distorted reflection. This blue: my unasked for … Continue reading Two poems by Kaddy Benyon
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‘Communion’ by Kaddy Benyon
Communion You looked like a scuffed child-bride of Christ, a ghost in broderie anglaise, a new bangle on your play-bruised wrist, your nan’s crucifix stuck to the jam stain on your chest. It was hot as you posed for photos: boys pinching; girls hissing their secret wounds. What you remember is not the thorn-shaped burn … Continue reading ‘Communion’ by Kaddy Benyon
