should have been a pilot
a vision of this age
i will sit with my jailer
and repaint this cage
Category: Poems November 2000
Sadder – Written Friday 17th November 2000 (Aged 25)
some people are sadder
just tearful
some people see different colours
Next Day – Written Friday 17th November 2000 (Aged 25)
there is more than three kings
well, save a seat
because i want to be there
Butterfly – Written Friday 17th November 2000 (Aged 25)
i went by –
but you did not catch me
and i don’t know why
Disappointed – Friday 1st December 2000 (Aged 25)
we do not neatly packaged do we?
flat packed and ready to go
we come with bits ill fitting
things that do not line up
and occasionally screws missing
Met a New Friend (Originally Untitled) – November 2000 (Aged 25)
met a new friend
found me in the dustbin
and she dusted me down
she gave me hope, she gave me a worded crown
Floodgates – Written November 2000 (aged 25)
let the floodgates down
send out the hands
turn back the statues turned to sand
turn the people into colour
especially when they look so bland
Pilot – Written Friday 10th November 2000
there is a lot to save
just find a pilot
who can read the gauge
there are mountains to climb
and destinations to find
The Sting From the Bee – Written Wednesday 29th November 2000
i did not imagine
that this was,
how things were going to be
but you take the risk
and in doing so, risk the sting from the bee
Peeling Back the Years – Written November 2000 (Aged 25)
i tried to peel back the years
but.. it had gone again
i knew her smile
i knew her hair
but, from where?