now, now you show the world
that you cannot do enough for them
but for me you could do very little
i think you have made up the life you live
Category: Poems July 2017
A Neutral Colour – Written July 2017 (Aged 42)
make sure you have folded your dreams
and put them back,
in the airing cupboard
So Good, So Far? – Written July 2017 (Aged 42)
i think the realisation
that it is an, ‘unholy mess’,
and that people, like fruit to a tree,
hang onto flaws
When Your Story Has Not Been Told – Written July 2017 (Aged 42)
when your story
has never been truly told
or, told in such a way
that artistic licence
has much more to say
Taxi Queue – Written July 2017 (aged 42)
and i wondered,
what could i ever do
once upon a time felt so far away
i was bankrupt when it came to decency
and i had nothing of credit to say
She Is The One – Written Monday 24th July 2017 (Aged 42)
so let me just grab my duvet –
and of course, for your goodness,
i can vouch
i will just get in the car and we can talk
then i will sleep on the couch
You Are What You Read – Written Wednesday 19th July 2017 (Aged 42)
social media is all around us
and it grabs you by the hands
so we read,
and what we read becomes who we are
is that so hard to understand?
The Boy Behind The Glasses. Poetry and Writing 