Young Writers

Godot Alone
Jessica Bloom

“We stand on the edge breathless,
Poised at a nexus in the ages,
That tense pause between the heartbeats of
Human history.

There is so much to regret,
So many people and creatures to whom
I want to apologise on behalf of my
Species, as though everything in me is turned to
Water, and forces itself out through my
Eyes, unhindered and uncontrollable …”