mrs smith
i have to tell you
that your daughter
was not ill –
in the way you think
Tag: free verse
Pretty Picture – Written Friday 31st March 2006 (Aged 31)
pretty picture
on the mantelpiece
by the 1930’s clock
in the living room
where it feels as if time has stopped
Too Late – Written Friday 31st March 2006 (Aged 31)
it is too late
i have walked out on you
and as i closed the door
you did not hear the final sound
Perhaps It Was You – Written Friday 31st March 2006 (Aged 31)
you never captured me
perhaps it was you
just searching for an answer
perhaps it was you
After the War – Written Friday 31st March 2006 (Aged 31)
after the war
when the soldiers came home
to the towns
and the cities
and to our villages
Wretched Times – Written December 1994 (Aged 19)
these times we live
a dream world
that we dreamed to create
now it is becoming something
that we are beginning to hate
It Is All Okay – Written December 1994 (Aged 19)
it is all okay
seen it today
saw it for myself
now i know that for one thing
it does not belong to anybody else
Me and You – Written December 1994 (Aged 19)
me and you
you and i
thinking all the time
Enjoying the Year – Written December 1994 (Aged 19)
everyone enjoyed the year
some people made it
some slipped on their tears
everyone said it was good
Suffocation – Written December 1994 (Aged 19)
people ask you, how do you feel
and if you answer honestly
the smile and the laugh
creep away nervously
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