how did you expect me to feel?
you left me cold and bare
unable to be myself
and struggling to care
January 2020 TBBTG Update: Happy New Year and My Poetry Big Bang Moment
I have written before about why I started write but I have never really thought about my big bang moment. At the age of 16 I heavily got into Marc Bolan and I loved the lyrics and the way he used words, subsequently I got into a whole range of artists, Kinks, Beatles then John Lennon and so on, all strong lyricists.
The Highway of Life – Written December 1992 (Aged 17)
i was walking down the highway of life
i did not know whether to turn left or right
i know that one way was happiness
and the other was desperation and plight
Story Book Eyes – Written Wednesday 9th August 2006 (Aged 31)
who are you?
tell me, story book eyes
sweet goodnight
and family ties
who are you?
Fashions of Change – Written December 1992 (Aged 17)
the world is shaped by the fashions of change
life is fashioned by their need for gain
love is fashioned by want and pain
Conflicted Responses (Originally Untitled) – Written Tuesday 8th August 2006 (Aged 31)
of course –
i reach out
through a,
guilt ridden conscience
and through human nature
understanding the past
shaping the future
The Stone King – Written December 1992 (aged 17)
the stone king is old
a magical story –
that will be told
Sticky Plaster (Originally Untitled) – Written Tuesday 8th August 2006 (Aged 31)
for some,
the unconditional love
of holding a baby –
in their arms
is the love that they need
Fingers Are Losing Touch – Written December 1992 (Aged 17)
i am writing so much
my fingers are losing touch
Realisation – Written Tuesday 8th August 2006 (Aged 31)
i realised
how shallow the people were
the hollow sound
of their shuffling feet
the constant drone
of bleat after bleat
