you compared yourself to my brother
i have your words here,
you described yourself with victims colours
in truth, it should have been those of fear
Category: Poems July 2006
Contentment – Written Tuesday 22nd August 2006 (Aged 31)
childhood,
driftwood,
deadwood,
the house,
our plans
moulding hands
He Can Be Great, But… – Written Friday 21st July 2006 (Aged 31)
he can be great, but…
yes, i have heard this from you
let me guess…
you did not get what you want
welcome to life and welcome to the queue
The Person We Would Like to Be (Originally Untitled) – Written Friday 21st July 2006
they go on what you say
we all need to believe –
that we are not alone
and that if no one is home
or if we have no one to call our own
Always – Written Friday 21st July 2006 (Aged 31)
do you remember –
you’d had too much to drink
it did not stop you talking
or adjust the way you think
Relentless (Originally Untitled) – Written July 2006 (Aged 31)
in what you write –
there is a cry for help
and desires,
to be somebody else
not so much s.o.s
as thinking about yourself
Celebrate Me – Written Thursday 20th July 2006 (Aged 31)
why do you not celebrate me?
all my achievements
why does anytime with you
feel like a bereavement
Legacy (Originally Untitled) – Written Thursday 20th July 2006 (Aged 31)
his awful legacy
lived on through the childhood
that grounded you down
grounded your smile
and grew your frown
Generic (Originally Untitled) – Written Thursday 21st July 2006 (Aged 31)
we either retract –
or we collapse
we react and become strong
the events we experience
shaping our character
when we collapse
and never get the support
How Is It – Written Thursday 20th July 2006 (Aged 31)
how is it –
that you are –
always right
and everybody else is wrong
