Ball of String – Written Tuesday 23rd May 2023 (Aged 48)

they took me to madness
instead of taking me into their hearts

You Did Not Want To Wait – Written July 2006 (Aged 31)

you do not know me
oh,
you had the chance (you did)

New Ways to Invent Who We Are – Written May 2023 (Aged 48)

social media narratives
have become like sweets in a jar

Someone To Listen – Written Tuesday 23rd May 2023 (Aged 48)

they just want someone to listen
would not matter,
because loneliness is hard to shatter

Hastily Closed Door – Written Wednesday 26th July 2006 (Aged 31)

those clumsy attempts at understanding –
that people do –
when they do not want to care

I Need To Breathe – Written October 1997 (Aged 22)

i need space on my own
i need to breathe

There Goes My Friend – Written Tuesday 23rd September 1997 (Aged 22)

there goes my thought
the one i tried to send
there goes my sympathy
the sympathy i tried to lend

Trying To Get My Words Down – Written Tuesday 23rd September 1997 (Aged 22)

i am locked into poetic imagery
it’s a synthetic symphony –
where i ache for some sympathy

It Never Goes Away – Written Monday 22nd May 2023 (Aged 48)

days go by –
and you still pop up in my memories

You Make Me Wonder – Written Monday 6th October 1997 (Aged 22)

i tip-toe across the boards
i’m like a well spent actor
who’s script is fatally flawed