when i was younger
i believe there was
but i was too busy undoing locks
and i was too busy running around to notice
She Seems Softer Around Me (Originally Untitled) – Written Tuesday 30th June 2009 (Aged 34)
she seems softer around me these days
sometimes it feels as if we are moving forwards
part of me wishes –
i could fall in love with her
You Fetched Me at Eighteen – Written Tuesday 7th January 2020 (Aged 44)
it holds me tight
as my memories try not to forget
and my values offer to strike up a light
you were there
in my clumsy years
punch drunk with a mix tape
All These Names -(Originally Untitled) – Written Tuesday 30th June 2009 (Aged 34)
part of me is resentful
good to be had
laying there on the bed
good enough to drip feed comfort
Playground – Written Tuesday 7th january 2020 (Aged 44)
what did you say
when they came to stay
what did you do
when you built a playground
out of your missing clues
Strange Strange Days (Originally Untitled) – Written Tuesday 30th June 2009 (Aged 34)
tired of the anger
and the, ‘when will i learn’
take it, throw it away
what is the use,
of these strange strange days
When I Was Seventeen – Written Tuesday 7th January 2020 (Aged 44)
i feel time is fleeting
and i try to savour
each and every meeting
when i was seventeen
life was large and unexplained
A Piece of Me – Written Tuesday 30th June 2009 (Aged 34)
you have all –
taken a piece of me
i have played the bastard
and strummed your violins
i have been the flawed answer
when you did not know where to begin
It Is Me (Not Them) – Written Monday 13th January 2020 (Aged 44)
it is me
not them
i know,
i saw myself in a mirror
and the thought does not go
I Know Now What Needs to be Done – Written Friday 26th June 2009 (Aged 34)
i have stepped back
from a cliff edge
that for so long
has been my home
