The Love of Books tubes, feeds, drips and, ‘i’m sorry’ sleepless nights – sickness and worries and losing – the…
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
No More Suffering – Written December 2011 (Aged 36)
No More Suffering do not let her suffer make the exist swift make the last part so much less painful…
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
The Boy Behind The Glasses. Poetry and Writing 