BC, the inflammatory one.

Water

2021-06-16T07:08:00Z

Hauled up and down in a bucket. Clattering against the sides. Skin scraping. Water escaping each time. Precious water. Every drop guarded. Needed. Deep in the well of darkness. Cold. Unable to move. Beyond exhausted. Five times dipped before the hard...(read more)

Sounding the bugle call.

2021-05-21T14:28:00Z

The Cavalry have arrived. Counselling. And Well Being coaching. And Gym assessment. And free membership. And financial advice. And help. A bit late to the skirmish. Post scalping. Still, smoking the pipe. Pow-wow. (read more)

Normal

2021-05-15T11:57:00Z

Expect the worst but hope for the best. That old cliche. Pre-armoured. Bulletproof. An invite to misfortune offered by the gods of optimism. Feeling. Poking and prodding. Everything feels normal. Everything looks normal. Talk of minimal things....(read more)

Immunocompromised

2021-05-13T09:00:00Z

Dilemmas. What to do. Protection or life. Protection and life. Protection and no life. Dilemmas. Drive. When run down, with traffic and parking and unfamiliar roads. Train. Also unfamiliar. Enters, swaggering, uncaring. Shouting, with phone to ear, &...(read more)

Distraction

2021-05-10T14:41:00Z

TV. Day time. Quiz shows, news, Real Deals. Breakfast TV, loose woman? Maybe not at that stage, yet. Granny. Blankets. Graduating to a hat. Nothing too complicated. Anything beyond simple befuddles the brain. Cancer. Thoughts from morning to night? N...(read more)

Something to cry about

2021-05-08T12:02:00Z

Stop greeting or I’ll give you something to greet about. Or regional variations of the same. Fall over, get up, dust yourself down. All without greeting. That seemed to be the way in the good old days of stiff upper lips. Toddlers publicl...(read more)

Napoleon

2021-05-06T12:34:00Z

Everyone is equal. We are all the same here. Our situations. We all have four legs. Or is it two. We all have cadres of barking dogs. Salivating at the mouth. Do youngsters still read the same books. Now communism is over. Oh, it’s not over. Ch...(read more)

Asking

2021-05-05T18:52:00Z

What to ask for? Total removal. Lump. Stump. The absence of something A forest with no trees. Burning. A satellite image from space. Clear cut. Felled. Scarred. Unable to bio degrade and return to lushness. Static. Uneven. What to ask for? Do you hav...(read more)

Chemo

2021-05-05T18:32:00Z

Arriving, promptly, practical bag to hand. Inviting in friendly fire. Smiling while offering up the route to infiltration. No need to appear burdensome. Poison. Bestowed by appointment, in increments. Regularity is key. There is the business of...(read more)

Cells

2021-05-05T14:40:00Z

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Being Fine

2021-05-05T14:30:00Z

I’m fine. Just a little tired It’s only a little blood. Not much. It’s only a small ulcer. I can still taste chilli. I have a wig now. It’s lovely. I just need some moisturiser. It doesn’t sting anymore. I’m fine. ...(read more)

Finding Out

2021-05-04T21:28:00Z

Pandemic. Work, work, work, work, work. Red, swollen. Strange. A kaleidoscope of luminous stars. Skin thickening. Suspicious. I’m listening to you allowing me to overhear. You let me know I have cancer. Enough for one day? CT scan. There are tw...(read more)