January 2026 – Hole In The Hedgerow

January 25, 2026

Above a City Night

The rain falls beneath the light To gather under the lamps glow I climbed above the city night To watch the lamplit water flow Through the warm lit fog Like a golden river below Flickering down the streets From shadow to yellow to shadow Caught out with the rain awake in the night I climbed Continue reading

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January 20, 2026

Shallow

What we have is shallow Like ice skating You asked if the sheets are clean Funny how others asked the same They’re like snow from weeks ago With dirt and footprints And snow angels from someone else’s body Chalk around it Like a crime scene Outlining the things I’ve done Dirty bedsheets from days ago Continue reading

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January 16, 2026

Chasing Whiskey

Drinking is the least destructive thing I could be doing Of the things I could be doing Drinking is the best Those things I shouldn’t do How I chase them in the night So raise my glass and keep toasting To the chains that drown me down Though I could be doing less Of the Continue reading

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