mum is with me –
on the journey to work
she never saw the camper van
but that is where i distill the hurt
Forever Thirty Six – Written February 2013 (Aged 37)
approaching birthday
the second one without them
fear getting older
and looking different
Riviera Heights – Written February 2013 (Aged 37)
i have been driven out
or to tears
and somewhere close –
to the hub of my fears
do not stop us
from reaching riviera heights
I Do Not Comply (Originally Untitled) – Written January 2013 (Aged 37)
a label, a comment, a word –
has to be dealt with
you cannot impart it, give it, pass it –
and expect no reaction
but people do…
they pick up your palette
and turn all the colours blue
A Fear is Not a Fact (Originally Untitled) – Written Monday 28th January 2013 (Aged 37)
a fear is not a fact
an opinion
is not evidence
say so,
is just the old heave ho
Success (Originally Untitled) – Written January 2013 (Aged 37)
they pile on the pressure
and we scream –
to be let out
in this life –
is this what it is all about?
Coping Mechanism (Originally Untitled) – Written January 2013 (Aged 37)
and,
where would begin
no one rocks the boat
because no one can swim
One Day He Will Be Gone (Originally Untitled) – Written January 2013 (Aged 37)
he is dad
maybe just in name
but… dad, all the same
father,
if that is prefered
The Story of the Winds – Written Monday 11th January 1993 (Aged 17)
the children fled the mountain of death only to face their toughest test
this was no child’s game of fun
now they faced the nuclear druids and a dying sun
the world was new but so old and weary
life had lost its quest and the dying sun had made it so dreary
Future, Past – Written Monday 11th January 1993 (Aged 17)
here we are,
looking across the planes of reality
into pain and misery
the want for peace and harmony –
could be wearing the disguise of tragedy
