My name is James and this personal website is an attempt to archive my writing which predominately is (under a loose banner) poetry
I started writing things down at the age of 17 in 1992, initially with no other idea of plan then to keep a record of my thoughts and feelings. Given my growing up experiences it felt like the perfect way to apply some self help therapy
About Thirty Years of Rain – Written Monday 30th May 2022 (Aged 44)
i had to let him go
about thirty years of rain
making the best of a bad job
too much pain
Melody – Written Thursday 19th May 2022 (Aged 47)
you have children now
your hair is grey and quite long
you used to be the melody
to my more youthful song
Hello You – Written Thursday 19th May 2022 (Aged 47)
hello you –
where have been –
after so many years
Starlets – Written Monday 9th May 2022 (Aged 47)
how do these starlets –
sleep at night?
they are just gatekeepers
how do they sleep at night?
Measuring Scales – Written Saturday 7th May 2022 (Aged 47)
maybe i could not imagine my shoulders as a child
maybe i should have tamed my imagination
instead of just letting it grow so wild
I Steal Its Rope – Written Friday 6th May 2022 (Aged 47)
when those monday dreams
suddenly look quite antique
it is the bleak end of the week
Peeling Off the Wallpaper – Written Friday 6th May 2027 (Aged 47)
i am peeling off the wallpaper
scraping off the paint
my sepia past
always looks a little faint
Assumption Triggers – Written May 2022 (Aged 47)
i am on a sensitive treadmill
and these comments do something to the belt
i try to be cool like the ice cream
but it always starts to melt
The White Tower – Written Wednesday 4th May 2022 (Aged 47)
and the struggle for power
always beams bright
from the white tower
Moments Which Gather Speed – Written April 2022
that time itself
is so wide and far
and it passes by in a flash
with your youth still ordering at the bar