Life in the sleepy little vicarage of Weeping Water, famed for its myriad of waterfalls, is anything but sleepy for sixteen year old Alexi Tyler. Alexi, once the butt of every joke at his all boy school, finds that things are what they seem after he meets the mysterious Ianto Dee, a boy his only knows from his darkest nightmares, at a party thrown by the girlfriend of the boy that Alexi is head-over-heels in love with.

The following poem is from a collection of 41 written by me to try describing Huntington’s Disease (HD).

This poem touches on the secrecy within families. There are still many people out there unaware of the potential timebomb ticking away in their bodies. With the advent of the internet, and wider recognition of the condition, there are fewer places to hide. Good or bad thing? You decide.

Duff writing challenge #10.

Debbie had a perfect marriage, with loving husband Tom and College son Ben, until the day she found Tom was having an affair. Was that the only secret her husband and son were hiding from her?