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Category: Poems and Writing 2009
Up To My Ankles in Mud – Written Thursday 21st May 2009 (Aged 34)
where it is not so funny
and the joke falls flat
up to my ankles in mud
and there is no going back
Do You Weigh Expectations? – Written Thursday 21st May 2009 (Aged 36)
do our own needs always come first
are we hungry –
with insatiable thirst
Do The Children Need Your Labels? – Written Thursday 21st May 2009 (Aged 34)
full of confidence, negotiating life
fully able to take the bends
will they fly their kites
with the very best of friends
They Have Never Told You the Truth – Written May 2009 (Aged 34)
six of one –
half a dozen of the other
a father playing games
equalled a mother
both playing for keeps
Sunday Lunch – Written May 2009 (Aged 34)
ultimately they are bankrupt
because, they pass judgement –
on my family relationships
yet, theirs are just the same
Raise a Child – Written May 2009 (Aged 34)
i am always –
looking at myself
i see reflections of the past
and they reveal nobody else
You Did Not Come Close – Written May 2009 (Aged 34)
you were not there
in a childhood that moulded
then almost enfolded me
It Was All There – Written May 2009 (Aged 34)
mountains and pastures new
but weeds grow instead
happy moments, too few
Warmth Somehow Leaves – Written May 2009 (Aged 34)
the way you discard people
leaves me cold
i read what you had to say
and i just felt sad
The Boy Behind The Glasses. Poetry and Writing 