LEANNE NEILL - POEMS

Leanne Neill is a company director, domestic goddess, mother of three, and a self-confessed composer of words.  She has twenty-three years of experience in public libraries and local government. In May 2016, she started her poetry inspired Facebook page: LUST for WORDS. She lives in Melbourne, Australia

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                                             BROKEN
 

Tracing your scars with my fingers,
healing them with my lips.
Nurturing your confused belly,
with my soul food of compassion.
Our words and bodies entwine;
a secret language only we translate,
my breath the only reason you take another;
against your will.
We became infinite, my glue only temporary.
You are still broken.
 
© Leanne Neill
LUST for WORDS
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                        APOLOGY TO MY CHILDREN
 
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Forgive me child.
I swear it felt safe
when I made that decision;
years ago,
in the name of selfish validation.
God damn,
procreation.
 
It was before
the planes hit,
bombs blasted,
innocent blood shed,
and we watched
hatred live;
hands and knees folding
as it plays out,
over and over….
 
© Leanne Neill
LUST for WORDS