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Category: Poetry and Writing 2008

No Love This Time – Written Monday 11th February 2008 (Aged 32)

i should never have let it go
loving a love
that can never be mine
in love –
but no love this time

creative writing, poems, poetry, writer, writing

Watch You All Night – Written Monday 111th February 2008 (Aged 32)

i could sit here
and watch you all night
and i am convinced
that things would be fine

creative writing, poems, poetry, writer, writing

Vultures -Written February 2008 (Aged 32)

i watch the vulture
as it circles above
picking over the carcass
that we once called love

creative writing, poems, poetry, writer, writing

Wash Right Away – Written Tuesday 12th February 2008 (Aged 32)

if i told you i loved you
it would wash right away
it cannot mend or fix
and it is just a word people say

creative writing, poems, poetry, writer, writing

I Feel Nothing Right Now – Written Tuesday 12th February 2008 (Aged 32)

i feel your hands on me
but i am empty
and i start to sigh
so washed out…

creative writing, poems, poetry, writer, writing

I Guess I Need it All – Written Thursday 14th February 2008 (Aged 32)

and just when i think –
i have you to hold
exclusively on my own
dreams start to fold
i know there is a new name in your phone

creative writing, poems, poetry, writer, writing

She Will Never Be Yours – Written Monday 18th February 2008 (Aged 32)

exclusive rights
you will never own
no property deeds
she will always roam

creative writing, poems, poetry, writer, writing

I Needed You – Written Monday 18th February 2008 (Aged 32)

i needed your hold
but your voice
and your conversation
told me,
you would decide

poems, poetry, writer, writing

Outsider – Written February 2008 (Aged 32)

i have signed up –
to hypocrisy
their new found love
hurts –
like a personal conspiracy

creative writing, poems, poetry, writer, writing

He Plays His Cards – Written Monday 18th February 2008 (Aged 32)

he plays his cards
i watch and listen
having played –
the game myself

creative writing, poems, poetry, writer, writing

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