this is thirty something
the past has been hung
it was tried and convicted
before it had barely begun
Just a Few More – Written January 2008 (Aged 32)
we were all young once
and the world was an adventure
the stresses and the strains
make us wary of the future
I Never Told You – Written January 2008 (Aged 32)
i never told you
because it is not an answer
it is just my two left feet
trying to perform
No One Saw Me Wipe My Eyes – Written January 2008 (Aged 32)
do not break my heart
no one saw me –
wipe my eyes
no one saw me –
I Am Sitting Here – Written January 2008 (Aged 32)
i am sitting here
watching from the deck
i am thinking of you
as we plunge to the icy depths
All Those Life Plans – Written Thursday 24th January 2008 (aged 32)
these days,
i choose my smile from a box
i go to bed when it is cold
i wrap up and wear the warmest socks
Past Tense – Written January 2008 (Aged 32)
you have started to talk in past tense
we has become i
and every sentence –
comes with a silent goodbye
I Need You Now – Written Wednesday 30th January 2008 (Aged 32)
i need you now
more than ever
could you be the lighthouse
that guides me through this stormy weather
Count the Gifts – Written February 2008 (Aged 32)
count the many gifts
always friendship
tears and heartache
but we know it is time to break
The Weight of Labels – Written February 2008 (Aged 32)
but these labels need not stick
they are given by the narrow minded
for whom,
intelligence is a sludge too thick
