what happened –
to your spring backed youth?
what happened –
to the darling of truth?
Apple With Strange Core (Originally Untitled) – Written Tuesday 30th June 2009 (Aged 34)
you log fires have left me cold
your attachment to detachment
makes me feel old
your sunken ship
that you raise from the sea bed
starts to slip
Ego Gone Mad – Written Monday 14th January 2020 (Aged 44)
sadness pushes on
in karaoke bars
where no one knows the song
confidence is out on the town
but it waits too long
in the office of the lost and found
I Am a Mess (Originally Untitled) – Written Tuesday 23rd June 2009 (Aged 34)
i am a mess
more or less
emotions dribble
from me into the gutter
i am a mess
full of baggage and clutter
They Did Close the Door – Written Tuesday 31st December 2019 (Aged 44)
they did close the door
as they have done before
but this time i think it was too much
i suspect, if i try the door
it will remain firmly shut they did close the door
as they have done before
but this time i think it was too much
i suspect, if i try the door
it will remain firmly shut
This is Where it Begins (Originally Untitled) – Written Tuesday 23rd June 2009 (Aged 34)
this is the place
a crossroads
with a story to tell
sometimes i see shadows
of another me, one that fell
Sarcasm – Written Monday 30th December 2019 (Aged 44)
on reflection
considering my direction
i think the sarcasm has held me back
Out of Your Arms (Originally Untitled) – Written Tuesday 23rd June 2009 (Aged 34)
living in your crowd
dense with sadness
time to rearrange –
what appears to be a mess
no one can say –
i have not held you to my chest
Dedicated Passion – Written Monday 30th December 2019 (Aged 44)
when i was young
the song appeared to have –
an infinite number of verses
and i thought –
it would go on and on
but as the music faded
i realised, sadly, it doesn’t last too long
Reinvent My Wheel – Written Tuesday 23rd June 2009 (Aged 34)
the emotional suicide
the tearing up of scrolls
the redundant inside
the needing hold
