Potential – Written March 2026 (Aged 51)

I am the queen
of talent,
that is residual
and never seen.

Back To You – Written March 2026 (Aged 51)

a victim
of a tabloid style childhood
with a teenage
kiss and tell;
a flummoxed child,
lost in a musical
wishing well.

Drink Clouds – Written March 2026 (Aged 51)

Drink up the clouds,
you,
just drink them up —
because this is the shape
of the world to come;

Vinegar Smile – Written Thursday 5th March 2026 (Aged 51)

maybe,
this year;
look out,
it is me clinging —
to the world’s longest pleasure pier.

I Am A Smile – Written Monday 2nd March 2026 (Aged 51)

I am a smile,
a joke,
I am the words
that with youthful heart —
I once wrote.

Keep Me In Touch – Written Monday 2nd March 2026 (Aged 51)

I sat there,
drinking,
a can of Coca Cola;
knowing that we were together

Steep Hills -Written March 2025 (Aged 51)

I am out walking
across,
and up steep, steep hills;
then,
downhill,
on a freshly greased sledge,

Can – Written Friday 20th February 2026 (Aged 50)

I sit here,
imagining versions of me —
the ones,
that I know
can never be

Jarring – Written Sunday 14th February 2026 (Aged 50)

I wonder,
where does it fit in?
Restlessness
is something
on which I cling.

Talents Elsewhere – Written Sunday 15th February 20265 (Aged 50)

in hallways
that are my age;
in rooms
that are painted
in rage.