Melton High School

she changed
in adolescence
stepping gingerly into high school
where she almost drowned
in a sea of green
dog paddling
around the edges
of peer acceptance
hormonal undercurrents
dragging her down
into unfathomed depths

Merlene Fawdry

Twilight Stumbles

unscheduled naps
confusion interspersed with lucidity
twilight stumbles

(c) Merlene Fawdry

U3A

university
of
the
third
age
generational divide
makes
inroads
into
integrity

The Third Age

woman of the third age
menopause static
beneath lunar pull
hormonally linked
internally synced
to cyclical madness
time to move on

(c) Merlene Fawdry

Gone

friendships turns sour
when seasoned with lies
self deception
aided by position
expose feet of clay
sinking
into morass of delusion

(c) Merlene Fawdry