
Searching Soft
If you are a dandelion,
I will whistle your skin until
my cheeks turn purple,
so each part of you
can know what flying feels like.
If you are a dandelion,
I will whistle your skin until
my cheeks turn purple,
so each part of you
can know what flying feels like.
by Alex Scott
There’s something about walking just before sunset,
those moments before the sky has made room for the moon,
when the sinking sun’s edges sharpen around it’s skin
until it looks domed enough to reach out and cup. Continue reading “Walking with my father”
by Alex Scott
That it’s normal to be hungry, all the time.
That the ball was not mine, is not mine, and never will be mine.
That badgers are enticing.
That seventeen years is enough to feel love.
In our first video from the Charity Open Mic night in Curiositea, Alex Scott performs a poem about finding your mother in situations you might not have expected. The Charity Open Mic night was part of Alex’s fundraiser for Action Against Hunger. Continue reading Places I’ve Found My Mum