the sparkle
lost in a melee –
of failed parents
and bullying stepfathers

Departure Board if you could be honest with yourself if you could admit and not be so scared you would … More

life some big exam
why does each event –
seem like an essay?

watching you scrabble around
in a trough of half baked truths
gives me the closure
which i have always desired

truth?
life is not true or false
right or wrong
it is not black or white

it would appear that as a child
they starved you of approval
they over estimated your shoulders
you carried too much disapproval

motherhood –
you constantly seek approval
and a round of applause

i must not forget i love you
we have lost a season or two this year
we have witnessed too much bloodshed