Tolkien's Generation and Alliterative Verse.
"I’m sorry moosh, my boyfriend Darius texted, using his pet name for me, Farsi for 'mouse.' I know it’s frustrating but you’re very brave" —@cassidymcfadzean.bsky.social via
"He harnesses a rage (riddle: a cough)
I heard a bastard · hovering about me,
an absolute nuisance · nestled by my side,
clinging, like a child · clasped around my neck
he cries out, sputtering, · clamouring to speak.
When I temper him, · tending to his whims
I listen to him blather,· the burden I must bear.
Stifle him and he shrieks, · shouting louder
the firmer he’s held down. · In fierce winter winds,
he harnesses a rage · racking my breastplate
with all his foul force, · fists constantly flying,
battering my bones · a bludgeon, though feeble.
Who is this creature, · this constant pest
growing ever galling · though I grip him by the throat?"
—Cassidy McFadzean, 2012
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