Feeling Complete – Written August 2010 (Aged 35)

i am strangled by –
that question
i am double flipped
by what that says

Clowns Have a Cost – Written Sunday 7th July 2002 (Aged 27)

cannot dance
twenty four hours a day
sometimes,
i need a little place to hide away

Trying to Reinvent Their Wheel – Written Friday 20th August 2021 (Aged 46)

i find many people
trying to hide
what is obvious inside
i see them
with their social media profiles

Social Perfection is a Lie – Written Saturday 7th August 2021 (Aged 46)

do people reinforce negatives
because,
a position of defence
causes less offence
or maybe
it is just a white flag held aloft

Learning to Hold My Breath – Written Monday 6th March 1995 (Aged 20)

at least you know i am here
i wander blind,
and everything remains unseen

Starting Again – Written March 1995 (Aged 20)

here we go –
on the merry-go-round of change
new faces
things never staying the same

Joker – Written Thursday 23rd February 1995 (Aged 19)

i hurt people and i make mistakes
i do not mean to, i am just a human being
i am trying to juggle my life
trying to give it some meaning or depth

Centre Stage – Written Thursday 23rd February 1995 (Aged 19)

the magician always picks you
to come and join them on stage
he says he can make you disappear
all you need to do is step into the cage

Come Back – Written Thursday 23rd February 1995 (Aged 19)

won’t you see the space –
opening up before you
won’t you be there
when it all comes crashing down

I Do Not Know – Written Wednesday 22nd February 1995 (Aged 19)

i do know what is going on
i do not know –
whether i should stay
or whether i should go