it is a question of rights
who deserves them
and who does not
I Felt Sad in My Old Days – Written Monday 6th July 2020 (Aged 45)
i felt sad in my old days
painfully aware of social shortcomings
insecurities,
always making successful homecomings
Less Amused – Written November 2006 (Aged 31)
you looked less amused
and more confused
with resentment,
tying up your laces
Collapse – Written November 2006 (Aged 31)
i am watching my life collapse around me
each brick, each stone,
each one falling
on me as i sit all alone
Two Sides of a Story – Written November 2006 (Aged 31)
two sides of a story
you are right
but have you heard mine
Space At The End of My Bed – Written Monday 6th July 2020 (Aged 45)
shapes used to fill my bedroom
when i was five or six
here was a space at the end of my bed
where my imagination would perfectly fit
One Another – Written November 2006 (Aged 31)
how we behave with one another
is not always –
how we behave with another or even each other
As You Lie in Bed – Written November 2006 (Aged 31)
and such love,
always seemed unsaid
sometimes –
i just watch and stare
There is a Lease on Your Heart – Written Monday 6th July 2020 (Aged 45)
there is a lease on your heart
and it is tied –
to someone who is no longer there
Judgement Days – Written November 2006 (Aged 31)
teenage women,
judged for being pregnant
by the haughty taughty people
who shiver behind their closed mind values
