i thought it would work
if i just kept pretending
hoping beyond hope
that you would be a happy ending
Tag: creative writing
Then They Flew – Written March 2008 (Aged 33)
what happened –
to the life we once knew
found things –
and then it flew
Bear – Written March 2008 (Aged 33)
how do i explain
beautiful, funny
as sexy –
and as infectious as ever
Your Smile is the Boat – Written Monday 10th March 2008 (Aged 33)
you smile –
is the boat –
that keeps me afloat
the castle –
surrounded by a moat
It Takes Time to Repair – Written January 2008 (Aged 32)
could we move forwards
could i find something real
they are the breathless pause
Time is Ticking on the Clock – Written Tuesday 12th January 2021 (Aged 45)
i float –
towards later years
the slides
the swings
the youthful eyes
and the things they bring
This is How Others See Me – Written Wednesday 23rd December 2020 (Aged 45)
and,
for a moment
i glimpsed how others saw me
i balanced glibly –
on the mirror –
of polished vanity
Red Left Cap – Written Tuesday 22nd December 2020 (Aged 45)
they have stove pipe values
puffing away like a steam train
yet, in their own church –
they never own the blame
Bread and Butter – Written October 2017 (Aged 42)
people telling me about things –
that professionally that i trained for –
studied for and have done for years
Self Promotion – Written October 2017 (Aged 42)
they are scrabbling around to be the best
to signal their greatness
hoping we will not notice
the heap of their own fake mess
