Friday, April 19Royal Holloway's offical student publication, est. 1986

Author: Alice Clark

in sooth
Creative Writing

in sooth

in sooth, i know not why i am so sad i miss u in cerulean and orange emotional support jumper in full force one not to be reckoned with but dear god my intrusive thoughts are trying it’s not very late but i’ve got a tired ache brain ache self hate my favourite animal is you i am consumed with insatiability and itchy ankles when i open my mouth songbirds fly out which is actually very inconvenient my mouth is full of feathers and bird shit now damn that analogy i’m learning  to exist soundly love vulnerably instead burn incense until the smoke makes it smell safe again i’m too afraid to leave the house most days anxious twitch anxious twitch ghost therapist dear god i feel pathetic in my bedroom tonight Image credit: Ph...
MAGPIE
Creative Writing, Features

MAGPIE

o beaut magpie ! inquisitive brown eyes feathered blue heart i see u everywhere well at least i think i do sometimes when i close my eyes u are flyin above me sometimes u visit at night in my dreams u come to me singin me lullabies u tell me everythin is gonna be okay sweet thing and im tryin hard to believe u but dreams don’t talk truth no more and i can’t see ursa major no more and i can’t hear ur voice no more and i just want to hold u close let me be ur nest but ur so far away Image credit: Photo by Caroline Attwood on Unsplash