i went to the cottage –
on the corner of memory lane
i found it amongst the maps
that made up my brain

just let me hold you tight –
and i promise, i will make it well
you have always fitted the shoe

i am sorry,
i do not fit the bill
for all your pomp and glory
there is a gap that cannot be filled
a nest of insecurities,
hides behind a dream of iron will

may you be –
the opposite to pain
the key to a lock –
for the keys i lost down the drain

where has the confidence gone
is it hiding under stones
is it at home, all alone
where has the confidence gone

where there is something –
that i can bring
must be a marriage
without the wedding ring

Diamond Piece i am sure – that the future – is in a vase held on a mantlepiece not in … More