notdeermag
thief, Jane Ayres
you took my breath away
a dandelion tangle of
flowery shyness
snipping the tips
curving the edges of
unrequited love
now when we meet
peppered politeness to
spare feelings
you stole my sutured heart
in flickering rosehip dreams
I take yours
Based in the UK, neurodivergent writer Jane Ayres re-discovered poetry studying for a part-time Creative Writing MA at the University of Kent, which she completed in 2019 aged 57. She likes chocolate porridge and vinegar and always wanted to be Buffy the Vampire Slayer.