i think too much
it is true
do you?
Thirty Four (Originally Untitled) – Written Thursday 25th June 2009 (Aged 34)
i have always
been built withstand,
even at thirty four
and even now
it feels that i could so much more
Tin Tray – Written Monday 13th January 2020 (Aged 44)
there is never an even keel
for what you feel
never a life moment
for when emotions
are not trying to bang you over the head
with an old tin tray
Long Way Down – Written June 2009 (Aged 34)
names are swiftly counted
no time to measure –
the distance of the fall
finding hate instead of pleasure
once you fall from the pedestal
What Is It I Hope to Find? – Written Saturday 28th December 2019 (Aged 44)
no one criticises me –
more than me
no one is more self aware
and painfully aware of me
Detective Novels – Written Thursday 28th June 2009 (Aged 34)
i no longer know what to do
detective novels
but without the clues
They Look Keen – Written Wednesday 15th January 2020 (Aged 44)
everything new and shiny
try the more rounded rocks
of windswept middle age
you work on yourself like the best sculptors
bet your know you are already made
Happy Ever After (Originally Untitled) – Written Friday 19th June 2009 (Aged 34)
i wish it could be different
i wish things could be
the, ‘ happy ever after’
that we all dream of
The Gentrification of Your Life – Written Friday 27th December 2019 (Aged 44)
you have finally
redecorated every street
low grade to high grade
the ‘hip’ views move in
and the ‘unfashionable’ past moves out
Still Need You (Originally Untitled) – Written Friday 19th June 2009 (Aged 34)
i still need your cuddles
your hugs and holds
after all these years
and all that i have been told
