i have been let down by better people
people i love,
people who have had it much harder
people who have been pushed and shoved
Category: Poems May 2006
Another Lunchtime Meet – Written Wednesday 19th April 2006 (Aged 31)
another lunchtime meet
you body frail
once beautiful eyes flicker
like the family neon light
that cackles and hisses
Season of Forgiveness (Originally Untitled) – Written May 2006 (Aged 31)
season of forgiveness
it has begun
chasing away the winter
courting the sun
it is the season for forgiveness
If Someone Cannot Find Your Beauty (Originally Untitled) – Written Friday 14th April 2006 (Aged 31)
if someone cannot find your beauty
find the warmth in your hands
who fault is that?
how much blame do you apportion
Toys Out of the Pram – Written May 2006 (Aged 31)
they threw all the toys –
out of their pram
when told that what they wanted
could not be had
they stamped their feet
Fruitcake – Written May 2006 (Aged 31)
they gobbled up all the fruitcake
and they added raisins to
they could not get enough
and they ate more than too much
they ate more than their share
Like Father (Like Son) – Written Thursday 20th April 2006 (Aged 31)
fine –
that is what i am,
i will just leave
i will be the bastard you want me to be
that is what i am
if that is what you believe
Soulmates Part 2 (Originally Untitled) – Written Monday 15th May 2006
they say you cannot measure friendship
perhaps that is true
i think about all the smiles
to cover all that distance
perhaps i should measure it in miles
(Who Knows) What the Future Holds (Originally Untitled) – Written Tuesday 16th May 2006 (Aged 31)
who knows –
what the future holds
all those stories
not yet told
all those buildings
that we must mould
Someone Scares Me (Originally Untitled) – Written Monday 15th May 2006 (Aged 31)
someone scares me
unpredictable,
angry,
repressed,
high on bitterness