kathryn lyster

the telling many things he couldn’t tell her not because he didn’t want to he just didn’t know how his stories were pebbles he clutched in both hands his hands were fists that couldn’t open they held the most precious parts of him and she she was just a woman already walking away. kathryn lyster

car park  He had his elderly maltese dog propped up on cushions on the back seat so she could see the view out the window. I waved and smiled all the way home. kathryn lyster

necessary change Sun is hot but not like summer i can walk under her without feeling that my life is on fire. kathryn lyster

time rolls on  why do i always forget? why i am i still 26 in my head? kathryn lyster  

colourless Your little mountain house we lived in no wifi  no mobile reception jungle storms raising the river & flooding us in years ago now    in this hustling city wearing ripped jeans white grey black i sometimes wonder who i have become. kathryn lyster

either or you say she ruined love for you my friend you ruined it for her. kathryn lyster

nearly nine months What happened to the names we called each other are they cotton candy clouds bouncing in the sky like rabbits   There was so much sweetness and equally none at all. kathryn lyster  

news of the day  all the curveballs life throws good, bad & just plain ugly either way we’re stunned mouths hanging open – like, What? Can you say that again? if you wait long enough tears become laughter. Good news rolls around again. kathryn lyster

anxiety  start. over. rush. panic. late. eat. drink. swear. sweat. chilli. run. sleep. dream. you again. kathryn lyster  

conscience If you do something good the world won’t reward you but the flutter in your  chest will grow. kathryn lyster

canberra i'd like to know the feeling of missing you in my bones. kathryn lyster

Bells Beach Nothing else for it Get back on your board Paddle. Hard Let the ocean smack Your Cheeks (spray floods your ears) Watch seabirds dive for breaching silver fish Get pummeled To the sandy bottom Come up for air Startled. Breathless. Alive. kathryn lyster  

Opal I thought I'd found it.   kathryn lyster

home I would run off the edge of the earth at the place where the sky bends Dive into stars spread my arms wide to the universe Swim through ink Stare in awe at this orbiting gem Crawl back to the blue planet Happy & wet. kathryn lyster

human  we can always be kinder. don't you think? kathryn lyster

my other life Back when days were long & hapless Lazing in rivers Climbing  waterfalls Picking mangoes Picnics in paddocks Hiking the escarpment at dawn   Mt Warning in the distance  Cradled by nature   Dripping in blue flowers  Floating horizon on my mind. (I left you there) kathryn lyster

mondayitis incense smoke snakes through hope ferns    dog yaps outside next-door’s a chaotic mash of banging + jackhammers washing machine on spin dishes drying in rack blood is slow in my veins i’m staring at nothing can i freeze time with my mind stop the week from beginning? kathryn lyster