people who want status
seems okay
but then the foundations
always sail away
Tag: free verse
Reception – Written December 2005 (Aged 30)
there is no reception
you try to tune in
but nothing comes through
the screen looks blank
Speak Truth to Power Has Gone Silent – Written Saturday 17th September 2022 (Aged 22)
we snuggle up to authority
and enjoy,
being told what to do
Let’s Move On – Written December 2005 (Aged 30)
Let’s Move On let’s move on cloud forming skies looming i feel the wind it blows a gust in amongst … More
Thoughts Like Cyanide – Written Friday 16th September 2022 (Aged 47)
you can board a ship
and find me on an ocean
you can be found in my place
causing a revelatory commotion
Meaningful – Written December 2005 (Aged 30)
emotionally stunted,
there is no past littered with friendships
full of laughter and memories
Crowned – Written September 2022 (Aged 47)
institutions only exist
so that they can reinforce their influence
and they only exist to reinforce their power
never has it been about equality
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
