institutions only exist
so that they can reinforce their influence
and they only exist to reinforce their power
never has it been about equality
Tag: creative writing
Fingers and Toes – Writing December 2005 (Aged 30)
i walked into the living room
and i sat down counting,
how many times we had started again
but i ran out of fingers and toes
Arrow – Written Thursday 13th September 2022 (Aged 47)
i shot an arrow –
which pierced a dream
just as i built a rope swing
that hung from an oak beam
I Lived You – Written December 2005 (Aged 30)
i lived through your disease
i lived it,
till i was chained,
and down on my knees
Soft Power – Written Tuesday 13th September 2022 (Aged 47)
there is no discussion
only medieval pageantry and trumpets
on this forced succession
Privacy – Written Friday 2nd December 2005 (Aged 30)
privacy?
it is mine
and mine alone
Emotional Memories – Written Tuesday 13th September 2022 (Aged 47)
we have navigated –
such strange events
situations of hardship
people well meant
Amazing – Written Wednesday 30th November 2005 (Aged 30)
there we were,
on the end of my telephone
telling each other stories
that made us laugh
Years Made of Plasticine – Written Wednesday 7th September 2022 (Aged 47)
Years Made of Plasticine the last of me feelings managed to topple a tower so, i ran around a house … More
Somebody Has Hurt Me – Written Wednesday 30th November 2005 (Aged 30)
when i broke down –
and my self respect went on the run
back then,
when i was just a child
The Boy Behind The Glasses. Poetry and Writing 