innocence ran away
somewhere in my twenties
it snuck out one night
and never came back
Category: Poems August 2011
Personal Storms – Written August 2011 (Aged 36)
i weather the weather
i stormed the storms
and now i feel better
Chocolates and Flowers – Written August 2011 (Aged 36)
here are my chocolates and flowers
i wrapped them up
in my seconds, minutes and hours
Look At This Room – Written Tuesday 16th August 2011 (Aged 36)
standing there,
chained to the fence
do you hang onto a friend
from a demon’s park bench
Pebble on a Beach – Written Friday 19th August 2011 (Aged 36)
they said to me,
i realise i am not the only pebble on the beach
and in that moment,
i realised that it’s easy to become out of reach
Eton Boys Dreams Come True – Written August 2011 (Aged 36)
the right are moving in
fixed, targeted, ‘values’,
ideals,
that scupper hopes of a more cohesive unit
Belly Underneath – Written Wednesday 10th August 2011 (Aged 36)
‘immigration’,
it is a favourite remark
the media tempt it
i have to let it pass
Read, Listen, Watch – Written August 2011 (Aged 36)
but you can go to a library
and you can take a book from the shelf
read, listen, watch
you have the chance to educate yourself
Lost to Waves – Written Sunday 7th August 2011 (Aged 36)
i cannot change the times that have passed
i know,
they will never come around again
Decorating On Your Own – Written Sunday 7th August 2011 (Aged 36)
but i know, if i listen
i can fix the other rooms
polish them, make their contents glisten