For many years, whenever I closed my eyes I saw the face of a beautiful young woman, smiling. I didn’t know who she was, but she seemed somehow familiar. Then I saw a black and white photo of my late mother aged eighteen, and I knew immediately: it wasn’t her.
Clive Oseman is a performance poet, satirist and story teller from Birmingham, UK. His collection of humorous and surreal poetry and prose, “Musical hamsters and much bigger issues” Was published in July 2024.
It can work both ways if you decide to go positive or negative. Unisex kind of work.
I saw her too. Good work
I liked the insightful and foreboding turn at the conclusion.