Just In Time – Brittaina Goffy
Send a jolt
as your feet hit the ground
harder, faster
lighter, quicker
see all the people ahead
unable to compute
their times in your head
If you make it Just In Time
You’ll gain a loss rising up
If you push it, if you make it
Just In Time
Just In Time – Carol Forrester
It was always by the skin of your teeth,
a hair’s breadth,
a fingertip,
a quarter of an inch,
a whisker,
a jot,
just in time.
You had no interest in cushioning yourself,
instead you barrelled in full force
let the concrete skim past,
admired the scuffs on your skin from that last close call.
Did not look back to see how near it had really been
or how much wreckage you had left in your wake.
Watching you I could feel the hitch in my throat,
screams trapped behind my thorax
convinced that this time you’d crash,
you would burn and I would have to watch.
I did not have to watch.
In the end it was sudden and unexpected.
When I check my palms there were no half-moon scars
no pulse jumping beneath my skin,
just quiet
so heavy and dark you vanished into it
and were gone.
You were gone
and we were out of time.
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Carol J Forrester is a writer and a history geek. Her debut collection 'It's All In The Blood' came out November 2019.
She has a 2:1 BA degree in history from Bath Spa University, enjoys judo at least twice a week, and tries to attend poetry events around the Midlands when she can.
Her flash fiction story ‘Glorious Silence’ was named as River Ram Press’ short story of the month for August 2014 and her short story ‘A Visit From The Fortune Teller’ has been showcased on the literary site Ink Pantry. Her poems ‘Sunsets’ and ‘Clear Out‘ were featured on Eyes Plus Words, and two of her poems were included in the DVerse Poets Pub Publication ‘Chiaroscuro’ which is available for purchase on amazon.Her poem ‘Until The Light Gets In‘ was accepted and published at The Drabble and her poem ‘Newborn’ was published by Ink Sweat & Tears.
She has been lucky enough to write guest posts for sites such as Inky Tavern and Song of The Forlorn and has hosted a number of guest bloggers on her site Writing and Works.
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