Mental Health Alphabet – Written Wednesday 27th August 2025 (Aged 50)

If so,
the surgical instrument
is just a pen

Trauma Ties – Written Monday 28th June 2025 (Aged 50)

The trauma ties,
the trauma ties,
the trauma ties —
untie them, let go.

People Can Easily See In – Written Thursday 19th June 2025 (Aged 50)

The shyness is never far,
but really it’s not shyness —
it’s actually a desire for privacy.
And those two are very, very different.

Deep Dive – June 2025 (Aged 50)

I am not a clockmaker,
and all my watches keep to a time
that I cannot read.
I watch as decades leave.

Mantra – Written Tuesday 10th June 2025 (Aged 50)

That was a phrase that we used when we were young.
But does getting better remain a mantra?
Because, after all, the days are not so young.

Sunflower – Written Monday 31st March 2025 (Aged 50)

I assume it was planted with the sunflowers when I was very small

Head Full Of Junctions – Written Monday 31st March 2025 (Aged 50)

My head is full of junctions and busy scenes. I literally drown, and the more anxious ones become jagged dreams

Why Do People Bully Other People? – Written Friday 21st March 2025 (Aged 50)

Why do people bully other people? Why do people so poorly regulate their own mental health and well-being?

Not Too Good Today – Written March 2025 (Aged 50)

Not too good today. Just sort of making my way. Anxiety is a sentence, and I have many to say.

Several Concrete Slabs – Written Wednesday 19th February 2025 (Aged 49)

“Even when life has a significant weight, one similar to several concrete slabs.”