ghosts
just over my shoulder
makes a place
appear much colder
Tag: creative writing
Something Fell Asleep In My Arms – Written Wednesday 29th December 2021 (Aged 46)
it helped me lift –
a heavy childhood weight
one which was at least a metric ton
Am I Okay? – Written August 2007 (Aged 32)
well, my life feels like –
it is in tatters
i am shipwrecked
you are what matters
When I Was Younger – Written October 2005 (Aged 30)
When I Was Younger when i was younger no one told me – about some of the pain – that … More
Lived Experience – Written Wednesday 29th December 2021 (Aged 46)
my lived experience –
added grazes to my knees
and it left me –
with no expertise
Kindred Spirits – Written August 2007 (Aged 32)
you said that we were kindred spirits
you have found,
every room in my being
and now fate has stopped us
Take a Look – Written Monday 10th October 2005 (Aged 30)
and without understanding
there is no healing
and without acceptance
there is no true feelings
Dripping Tap – Written December 2021 (Aged 46)
but it is not –
the plumber who fixes it –
that makes you happy
is the fact it is fixed
Only You Did That – Written August 2007 (Aged 32)
you are so beautiful
and as we went to bed
guilt did not wrap its arms around me
only you did that
Critic – Written Monday 10th October 2005 (Aged 30)
that they knew the story
but,
the critic,
did not listen to the author
The Boy Behind The Glasses. Poetry and Writing 