you said you do not know –
what you are looking for
but in truth –
neither do i
Category: Poems December 2011
The Love of Books – Written December 2011 (Aged 36)
The Love of Books tubes, feeds, drips and, ‘i’m sorry’ sleepless nights – sickness and worries and losing – the … More
Under a Shadow – Written December 2011 (Aged 36)
i have forgotten –
what it is like –
to not live under this shadow
With My Back Against a Door – Written December 2011 (Aged 36)
i am slumped in an aisle
with my back against a door
i want to get off
but there is no emergency chord
Go Peacefully – Written December 2011 (Aged 36)
watching you suffer
is the hardest
that suffering –
makes a grab for my heart
Forever – Written December 2011 (Aged 36)
when in fact –
it had a due date
signed and sealed
We Pretend So Hard – Written December 2011 (Aged 36)
she is fragile
she is weak
her wasted
she struggles to speak
Slowly The Lights Are Being Turned Off – Written Tuesday 27th December 2011 (Aged 36)
you have always been mum
and my love is no less
but dizzy expectation and grandiose heights
now depart –
and slowly, they turn off the lights
I Try to Cry More – Written Tuesday 27th December 2011 (Aged 36)
but a determined pragmatic approach
has quickly encroached
and it has decided to stay
but it does not mean the pain goes away
Losing Mum – Written Tuesday 27th December 2011 (Aged 36)
no more
and so far –
i cry in moments –
that others do not see