Can You Hear Me?

It begins. Lurch in traffic jam Over loaded, steaming. Heart thumps steadily Quickening a tad, Hover of butterflies, Or could be bee’s Tickle irritatingly inside,

Sometimes Mummy....

Sometimes mummy spits, Rants, nags mundane things, like “Tidy your room!” “Get your feet off the sofa!” “Do your homework” Repetitive, annoying, She’s hammering on your

Take Me Down

“Do you enjoy tearing stripes off lions? Or destroying souls of men? Do you get satisfaction making a mess? You’re a tease, mean, cheat, don’t know what love is” So you say.

Harbouring History

Speckles of blue, crisp iris Shutters to a close, hide. Rapid blinks as you sit Shifting sand delicately Through your fingers, Grey wisps of hair sway Gently upon summer breeze

Returning For Little Things

I return for little things Unable to evacuate what rests In memories stored. Empty glass always seems half full, No drink of you could be enough. I languish within my own hell

In My Tatty Pocket

Tears bleed in despair D R I P D R I P Not a surface dry, eyes, Bloat twice their size Fruit must come to bear. Maybe God has finally said “Enough is enough”

Carry You

Ask me why I weave tender threads through Saturated heart that hastens to death I can do nothing but C Y A R R you Across expanse of continents Over heaven mountain peaks

Ex-Change

Twenty……. Two and zero…..20 years I knew you, grew with you, discovered Uncovered, unruffled we flew, Half our lives passed us by, Until unknown became known,

At Sixes and Sevens

What the dickens! At sixes and sevens So dizzy frantically shifting Black and white pieces Left, right, retreat, advance Strategy urges, HURRY! Move on, Swipe the knight

An Audience With God

Are you comfortable? I need you to listen. I know I’m choking, Forgive me sweet God, Life lessons I'm learning Do nothing for my soul. Can you hear me?

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