All Wrong
poem, poetry Elizabeth Russell poem, poetry Elizabeth Russell

All Wrong

The world is horrible - it’s all wrong

It is corrupt, and done

It is utterly eaten away from the inside

It is sterilized by shit

It is wiped clean of all that is good

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Upon the Shore
poem, poetry Elizabeth Russell poem, poetry Elizabeth Russell

Upon the Shore

Upon the shore, I stand and wait

A mast, a lighthouse

In the nook of the cape

And the wind whips my dress

It batters and beats

Its paltry attacks

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Chapter 12
Elizabeth Russell Elizabeth Russell

Chapter 12

Do you see the portent

in the heavens?

Can you hear the woman

as she cries?

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Borrowing
poem, poetry Elizabeth Russell poem, poetry Elizabeth Russell

Borrowing

Borrowed finery

Borrowed future

How long do I have to wait for you,

wait for the future?

I have borrowed

against the day

When my disguise

will fall away…

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