you tell me about the last time
you had to chase –
you heart down –
someone else’s street
the last time –
someone swept you off your feet
Category: Poems and Writing 2011
Drug of my Choice – March 2011
the drug of my choice
comes in an unusual guise
it has left me beached –
and my heart,
almost bleached
Insanity Lynched – Monday 7th March 2011
but then i remember
and i have the cut to prove it
and a bruise,
i cannot lose it
I Play on a Shingle Beach – March 2011
rome was –
not built in a day,,,
and london not in a week
southend marries the thames
as we start to speak
Left and Right – Monday 7th March 2011
i have never put myself –
across in way that is acceptable
i am turning right –
when the acceptable turns left
i am the debit transaction –
dreaming of cheques
Wreckage – Monday 7th March 2011
perhaps i linger –
too long over the prey
well i spread these wings
and i fly away
I Feel Moved – Monday 7th March 2011
it is fur coats
dripping in mink
i throw myself at them
like the kitchen sink
No More Fish! – Friday 4th March 2011
i am the fisherman
and that you are the catch
but you do not deserve me
so i am throwing you back
I Shook You to See How Many Lies Fell Out – Friday 4th March 2011
i pushed you –
to see what happens
i shook you –
to see how many –
lies fell out
It Is No Surprise – Friday 4th March 2011
what they were looking for
love and a secure future…
i placed my mind
in a place so skeptical
that it was hard to find
