how did i get here in the first place
because, a lucky face,
is not my trait
Category: Poems April 2020
No Badge Bears My Name – Written Wednesday 22nd July 2020 (Aged 45)
they used to love me here
but now they cannot utter my name
my picture is up on the wall
but all is left is the frame
Absolute Pity (Originally Untitled) – Written Friday 7th April 2006 (Aged 31)
the sadness
that flooded your brain
how you must be burning
from the heat of the pain
Do You Know How I Feel? – Written Wednesday 29th April 2020 (Aged 45)
even when my self esteem
finds itself undressed
and standing naked
in front of a crowd
Aspiring to Happiness – Written Monday 27th April 2020 (Aged 45)
aspiring to happiness
when, actually, we do not know –
what happiness means
or what we should expect
Rescue Boats – Written Friday 24th April 2020 (Aged 45)
fragile people –
bob about –
on this pond
the rescue boats
well, their lights have shone
Someplace Else to Be – Written Thursday 23rd April 2020 (Aged 45)
i see a twinkle in your eye –
and something does glisten
but you threw it out of the car
when you decided to be more driven
The Memory Jar – Written Friday 24th April 2020 (Aged 45)
i sign pieces of paper
and it does come down to that
name and date,
pages two and eight, front and back
Time Spent in the Shed – Written Thursday 23rd April 2020 (Aged 45)
childlike experiences
have left gaps and holes
they break the connections –
and limit life goals
Expose of Our Privilege – Written Thursday 16th April 2020 (Aged 45)
this world today –
as we experience it –
is now an –
expose of our privilege