Poppies had already been placed on ____ __ ___.
individual war graves
Crimped petals, spasms of ___ __,
paper red
Sellotape ____ around my hand.
bandaged
____ the ____ of my face.
steeled the softening
I wanted to ____ my nose across the tip of your nose,
graze
The world overflowing ___ _ ____ ___.
like a treasure chest
A split second and you were away, _____.
intoxicated
I listened, hoping to hear your ______ ____
playground voice