The Delicate Ship

The Delicate Ship

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Confirm humanity
Or how to know you are sentient
 • Jacqueline Strawbridge
Begin again
Or you are a magnificent work of art
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Hey, now
I had to check with other parents at the school gates if they, too, were struggling with time and the answer is that I’m not alone.
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Structure in sadness
Right now, something that gives me sustenance is attempting to write Haiku.
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…and continual change preceding death
I have morning despair a lot.
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The Great Escape
He leans nonchalantly against the lamppost, hands stuffed in his pockets, one eye slightly squinting as he surveys the scene around him.
 • Jacqueline Strawbridge
It’s me, hi, I’m the problem, it’s me
Why do I love this line from Taylor Swift’s song so much?
 • Jacqueline Strawbridge
And today is the texture of mud
At the weekend I read Laura Dockrill’s compelling memoir What Have I Done? which has been sitting on my bookshelf since its publication in 2020.
 • Jacqueline Strawbridge
Morning song
In the quiet of the morning, sometimes I wonder at all the young eyes staring at me.
 • Jacqueline Strawbridge
The Delicate Ship
The Delicate Ship
Keen sailor of sunshine and storms.
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