by Eleanor Dillon-Reams
(A how-to in 7 steps)
- Kiss
freely and often-ly
not just your lovers
but your friends
on the lips
stop time
hold hands
and cuddle so tight your hearts beat
to the same beat - Let your ageing dad beat
you in a race,
mirror the look
on his ecstatic winning face –
get to know the little boy
that still resides inside - Sunshine;
worship and roll in sunshine
frequently,
vitamin D and sun-kissed skin
blossoming in freckles
are integral for days 1–99 - For such hot days as these –
cold beers
big smiles
dancing bodies,
grinning thighs,
stomp on the grass
in your wellies seeped
in mud and lust and glitter and
dust off your worried work selves,
climb out off the shelves of inside
and hold your mouth open wide
gawping at the beauty of outside.
Take it all in darling. - Sunrise prescribed for hopeless days
Sunsets for settling stays at
the chapter’s ending,
hold on before the next one starts - Farts are funny.
Your five-year-old self knew best. - Peanut Butter.
Peanut Butter and Marmite,
Peanut Butter and Jam,
above all things Peanut Butter.
Eleanor Dillon-Reams | @Elle_D_Reams
Eleanor is a writer, actor, and poet. Originally from Brighton, she has been living in London since she was 18 and has been writing poetry and spoken word for the last four years.