i have got your attention
as you are passing my direction
but it is only going to be a brief moment
i will not have your full affection
Tag: free verse
Be An Activist – Tuesday 1st October 2019
be an activist,
with a sense of self
that reminds everyone else
that truth is identity we own
it is not too late
when speaking truth to power
and push back those voices of hate
The Completely Corrupt – Tuesday 1st October 2019
in 2008 when the banks crashed,
we thought,
well, this country will come back
this is just a tragic rut
but now,
we know this country is morally bankrupt
Parts of Us – Wednesday 25th September 2019
parts of all of us
limp through the race
parts of me feel over used
parts of all of us
feel so confused
Circular Arguments – Wednesday 25th September 2019
applying mental health labels
that leave us the same
when in fact, life experience makes us different
without a social perspective
it is a circular argument
Lions and Piranhas – Thursday 19th September 2019
i could swim,
with everso hungry sharks
and risk myself less harm
both the lions and the piranhas
look at my tasty arms
Broken Biscuits – Tuesday 17th September 2019
people underestimate me
it is the challenge that burns
the constant need that tries to learn
people underestimate me
Gap Year (Gap Decade) – Thursday 12th September 2019
i took a gap decade
i took a course in mental work
and fashioned myself a cage
i chose to yellow every page
Everything We Try – Friday 22nd November 1996
shielded from lights too bright
by your face as dark as the night
held back from pits of fire
by the voice they said is a liar
Someplace Home – Friday 22nd November 1996
out of here
out of reach
on paradise beautiful beach
out of here
no callback telephones
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