there is a condition, a syndrome
that as yet,
seems so taboo
we do not talk about it
Tag: childhood
The Parent Child Relationship – Written Saturday 24th December 2011 (Aged 36)
was it ever enough
do i…
do i still seek approval
Closer to Home – Written Tuesday 21st September 2010 (Aged 35)
children,
their own children –
appear little more –
than kid scapegoats
Nurture – Written Thursday 14th September 2010 (Aged 35)
but in reality,
what they need is nurture
and to be cared for
to be held and told they are loved
The Issue – Written October 2002 (Aged 27)
i never knew,
never knew about issues
never believed in things
Youth – Written September 2002 (Aged 27)
and it disappeared –
in the blink of my eye
but just i did not say hello
no did i get so say goodbye
Distinction – Written August 2002 (Aged 27)
some children will never change
and some will just break the rules
just by living
no need for bullying
Found Me a Happy Story – Written Tuesday 7th September 2021 (Aged 46)
then my madness
came and took a peep
nostalgia got drunk
and it cannot be beat
A Fruit Flavoured Ice Tea – Written Monday 20th May 2002 (Aged 27)
i thought about birth
i thought explanations and fate
and i thought, it is a long way to come
from the womb and into the cot
They Have Never Told You the Truth – Written May 2009 (Aged 34)
six of one –
half a dozen of the other
a father playing games
equalled a mother
both playing for keeps
The Boy Behind The Glasses. Poetry and Writing 