conno(r)tations 29 sabotage

an expert

in self-sabotage

he would

eschew

each day
anew

the silver lining

for the cloud

conno(r)tations 26 nemesis

your gethsemane
cross

and calvary

all rolled into one

your mortal enemy

your arch nemesis

your son

For more on Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar), see Opinion8: Career-defining Roles.

For more on Christian Kane (Lindsey McDonald in Angel), see

Christian Kane – Covered in Glory and Opinion8: Songs about School.

conno(r)tations 25 combustible

his glare

is corrosive

it eats you like

setting light to celluloid

you're suddenly as combustible

as nitrate film stock

he burns a hole through

the middle of your mise-en-scene, serenely

incinerates the cine-film

of your life*

For more on Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar), see Opinion8: Career-defining Roles.

For more on Christian Kane (Lindsey McDonald in Angel), see

Christian Kane – Covered in Glory and Opinion8: Songs about School.

*Apologies to science.

conno(r)tations 24 becalmed

'calm' and 'calmed'

harbour
no harbinger

no portent

but 'becalmed'

invests

every sea

with disquiet

is a prelude
to a storm

For more on Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar), see Opinion8: Career-defining Roles.

For more on Christian Kane (Lindsey McDonald in Angel), see

Christian Kane – Covered in Glory and Opinion8: Songs about School.

conno(r)tations 23 bitter

a sandwich

of bitter

buttered with fury,
served with a side

of disdain
and seasoned
with a generous
dash of

discontent

For more on Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar), see Opinion8: Career-defining Roles.

For more on Christian Kane (Lindsey McDonald in Angel), see

Christian Kane – Covered in Glory and Opinion8: Songs about School.

conno(r)tations 20 hell

you know what they say:

'you can take the boy

out of the hell dimension ...'

For more on Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar), see Opinion8: Career-defining Roles.

For more on Christian Kane (Lindsey McDonald in Angel), see

Christian Kane – Covered in Glory and Opinion8: Songs about School.