Blackberries & Juniper Twigs

NEWLYBORN We went South until there was no South left Beyond the stormclouds, satellites & stars I tried to memorise you the moment we first met But you become more lost each day Another layer in the landscape We taught each other loneliness My breath in the back of your throat Yours in the back of mine Swarms of flies hum in the canopy of Summer forests & blood hums in the long silences between heartbeats Until it's just you, out there with the quiet We went North until there was no North left Beyond the last places, the blanks on the map I wanted to wait for you where it was Summer But I guess you were always going to go where I could not follow.