that each cake
is less than perfect
and it’s not always the best view
you understand this,
as you rugby tackle anything new
If Now Was Back Then – Tuesday 23rd July 2019
how good,
would have it been
to sculpt my dream
from,
shades of the weather
Crushing Self Belief – Tuesday 23rd july 2019
i have never had –
that crushing self belief
the kind –
that unsettles feet
the one –
that hard irons the sheets
Peace Talks With my Past – Monday 22nd July 2019
i stopped wondering
if my past fits
of its value
is it poor, is it rich?
A Thousand Compliments – Saturday 4th April 1998
a lecture on life
and a stereotype i did not fit
my hands reaching out
but not one person to take it
Untitled Piece from 1998
buy yourself a personality
if you want to be friendly
get out of your head
can’t get out of bed
Funny – Tuesday 12th October 2010
let the fire burn down
to the grate
hold my hands up
and give into fate
Feathers are Ruffled – Tuesday 12th October 2010
the one at the convention
screaming not to be conventional
conformity is detention
and i am far too emotional
Tactile – Tuesday 12th October 2010
and i have always been –
a willing slave to your eyes
they do light up
in tandem with your smile
Ageism – October 2010
we refer to, ‘them’
as, ‘old’, complete –
with negative connotations
of, ‘disability’ and ‘weakness’
like rather cartoonish
visions, or nursery rhymes
