High forehead, raised eyebrow and eyes
d
r
i
l
l
i
n
g
into the soul of the viewer;
intelligent, curious – perceptive, even?
But smudge-tipped nose and smoky knuckles,
reveal the barriers within –
foggy knots blocking coherent thoughts,
foggy knots struggling to hold together
the blood-tipped soul of
the sitter.
intact.
Copyright owned by Jay Cool, April 2019
Portrait photographed, with kind permission of staff, at Cosy Club in Ipswich.
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Freelance writer and descendant of the cave dweller and outlaw, Humphrey Kynaston. Banished from Shropshire for my eccentricity, I have made my home in Suffolk. I write poetry, short stories, travel journals, comedy gig reviews and non-fiction articles. My wish is to write my way back into the heart of my birth land. All writing commissions (and free holidays in Shropshire!) considered.
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