: : 15 : minutes : :

fifteen minutes till breaktime
until then . . . I sigh
Christina walks by
she winks her eye
and pats my butt
and Bob says, "Hi."
I sigh
seven minutes have gone by

© Rose Womersley 2001 




: : MULCT : :

do it the same all over again
just like before (like never ago)
he loves me
she loves me not
go daringly into the day
creep along on the ground
crouch down in a corner
be punished
for dreaming
for wanting
don't hope
don't love
just be still and safe
be shy and soft and sweet
just don't be me
and you'll be fine

© Rose Womersley 2001 




95
all I want is perfection
all I want is everything
just to be where I want to be
just to be in control
somewhere alone
better good bad
disaster struck my brain
and bounced around some
like an abandoned electrical charge
with nothing better to do
than wreak havoc on me
disaster struck my brain
and caused a mental earthquake
collapsing my mental bridges
toppling my mental towers
creating evil destructive monsters
that I can not kill by myself alone

© Rose Ellen Womersley
2001