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‘Ballet Dancers’

Shiny satin, glimmers from tarnished boards, a muscle, stretched, bursts from bulging calf, spill- ing into a shadow, as wings, lowered, sweep into mist and retreat. As sun-capped scalps open to new possibilities. By Jay Cool, 30th December 2024 Inspired by Edgar Degas’ artwork, ‘Ballet Dancers’, as featured in ITV’s ‘My National Gallery.’ Image inContinue reading “‘Ballet Dancers’”

Stare Back

Stare back, she says when I say, They keep staring staring at me looking round the corner being sneaky spying on me Who? she says. Children, strange children, children looking at me while I play. Children who want to play, she says. So, I stare back, I stare back and they run away. Gone, IContinue reading “Stare Back”

Paranoia

Paragliding through his paranormal ideas of what it is to be a human in an alternate reality, he concludes that to be normal is not, particularly, of paramount importance. But, still, he feels and fears the perception of others and knows what it is to be paranoid. Even so, his heart beats faster and hisContinue reading “Paranoia”