Cloud – Written Thursday 7th September 2000 (Aged 25)
got to get through this cloud
cannot really blame anyone
would like to feel like a someone
a new person on the stage
read more Cloud – Written Thursday 7th September 2000 (Aged 25)
mental health
I Am a Mess (Originally Untitled) – Written Tuesday 23rd June 2009 (Aged 34)
i am a mess
more or less
emotions dribble
from me into the gutter
i am a mess
full of baggage and clutter
read more I Am a Mess (Originally Untitled) – Written Tuesday 23rd June 2009 (Aged 34)
Tin Tray – Written Monday 13th January 2020 (Aged 44)
there is never an even keel
for what you feel
never a life moment
for when emotions
are not trying to bang you over the head
with an old tin tray
read more Tin Tray – Written Monday 13th January 2020 (Aged 44)
Parental Damage (Originally Untitled) – Written Sunday 13th August 2006 (Aged 31)
what mother
willfully imposes a condition
on their child
one they have clearly not got
read more Parental Damage (Originally Untitled) – Written Sunday 13th August 2006 (Aged 31)
The Boy Behind The Glasses: An Introduction
My name is James and this personal website is an attempt to archive my writing which predominately is (under a loose banner) poetry
I started writing things down at the age of 17 in 1992, initially with no other idea of plan then to keep a record of my thoughts and feelings. Given my growing up experiences it felt like the perfect way to apply some self help therapy
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
read more Circular Arguments – Wednesday 25th September 2019
Chat and Coffee – Monday 2nd September 2019
i asked my mental health
what did it want me to be
why had it once captured me
why had it hid the key
why had it refused to set me free
Just Wish You Would Believe in Yourself – Wednesday 8th February 2011
do not lose –
the person you clearly love
once was too much
enough, enough, enough…
read more Just Wish You Would Believe in Yourself – Wednesday 8th February 2011
Diagnosed With Creativity – Thursday 22nd August 2019
it is, imagination run riot
imagination without borders
boundaries or safe zones
read more Diagnosed With Creativity – Thursday 22nd August 2019
Felt Tip Pens – Thursday 22nd August 2019
with colouring pencils
with edges that are not so neat
none of the colouring –
ever feels complete
