(2013)
Grief is like a deep pool you fall into from time to time. One moment you are walking along life’s weary path and the next you are drowning. Eye achingly broken, flogged by tears and w...
If I had fingers, I would find things. I would fumble, feeling through drawers of cards and notes. Fond felicitations of folk, friends from days gone by; five new pence; four candles;...
I thought my heart was broken But now my heart is fixed I wished I had a cocktail And now the cocktail’s mixed. I’ve finally reached the age,
For all the bejeebus believers. Your sight is flawed, Your faith is false. Your certainty of soul salvation, A promise and a lie.
A boy on a beach, playing games? Playing dead. As the human race watches, At home, safe in its bed. And half the world mourns,
Guys in Edinburgh Tried writing a poem pissed But sadly I missed
Nobody loves you. They say that they love you. Love you. Love you. But you can’t hear!
Today I invested some time. In, The space between the spaces. Pushing through gaps thinner than… A particle here,
Creative genius, (I’ve heard it said,) Is nurtured in the madman’s head. His ups and downs, Frequent mistakes,
In the mists of time, Before the dawn, Your name was written with mine. And so we met. And became,
How easily he cries, these days, With thoughts of you. He lies. These days,
What is this fad collecting Exes… I am so glad we stayed friends. Oh yes he was over for the weekend… Now I know it’s nice to be nice. But banish the Ex to the fog of h…
Don’t go yet! We have barely found the consonant… I love you You love me Four plus four!
I don’t want to hear that. What it was you said. No son of mine could be like that. I’d rather you were dead! Things we shouldn’t talk about.
I will not ask for help. This virus has abandoned me high a… I locked down early. As a health professional I did no… Though I waited.