i cannot expect you to be perfect
but how can you so easily be blinded
so small minded
how can you hurt me so much and not realise
as you don’t, there is no point in trying to apologise
Bittersweet Curse – Written Monday 9th October 2019 (Aged 44)
seeking approval off other human beings
saying,
please, as i stand here
and bask in your magnificent aural shower
let me set my dignity free
as you abuse your power
Looking Back (Originally Unfinished and Untitled) – Written November 1995 (Aged 20)
i did not want to look back
i was getting out
my mind was down almost black
Hod Carrier – Written December 2019 (Aged 44)
could i carry myself better
if perhaps
hills were not so steep
if i did not act as a labourer
and dig up my street
could i perform with a degree of aplomb
if my ultimate success
was not wired like a bomb
How You Feel (Originally Untitled and Unfinished) – Written Friday 10th November 1995 (Aged 20)
no one,
can tell you how you feel
if you feel a certain way,
it is because you do
The Starlit Witch of My Dreams – Written Monday 9th December 2019 (Aged 44)
days when i was smaller
and parents lit cigarettes
as the smoke of discarded attachments
drifted to the sky
Made Me Think – Written Friday 10th November 1995 (Aged 20)
you made me think
then, you were gone in a blink
i think i need a drink
Exposed – Written Sunday 8th December 2019 (Aged 44)
their naked ambition
has,
exposed itself to me
and i find it quite upsetting
to see what i see
their naked ambition
Short Rapid Think – Written November 1995 (Age 20)
where are you?
standing on the corner of the road
i was so cold
i was sure it was going to snow
People Build Walls (Not Bridges) – Written Sunday 8th December 2019 (Aged 44)
people
build walls
not bridges
as they get older
