Hung Up – Written Monday 28th October 2002 (Aged 27)

hung out my hang ups
i hung them out to dry
i tried to wait by a window
but they would not dry

Briefcase – Written Monday 28th October 2002 (Aged 27)

the man with the briefcase
believes in what he carries
and with life’s boredom,
he constantly parries

I Want to Cause Ripples – Written Monday 28th October 2002 (Aged 27)

i cannot grasp this moment
as it moves slowly through my brain
why do i do this
put myself in this place

Hanging Onto the End of Your Wire – Written Tuesday 22nd October 2002 (Aged 27)

so i earn my pay
and search for that elusive respect
that the office will never say

Like Rain Down My Windows – Written Tuesday 22nd October 2002 (Aged 27)

some days run like rain down my windows
some days the pain is insurmountable
and the feelings that we have
can seem so unsubstantial

This is Not a Hoax – Written September 2021 (Aged 46)

if you are a slave to sepia
and unproven biased news
then you are the follower and it is you
unable to think for themselves

Expectations – Written Friday 21st June 2002 (Aged 27)

i have never really come true
you can see the cracks
and you can see the glue

Out On The Plane – Written Monday 6th May 2002 (Aged 27)

i paid for the pleasure
but i went for the pain
a plateau of sleep
leaves me down again

How Was It? – Written Monday 6th May 2002 (Aged 27)

a father’s long lost letter
peppers a giants causeway
apologies are left by a woman in a jar
and oh so slowly fade away

The Microscope View – Written Monday 6th May 2002 (Aged 27)

because in the sweetness
of a microscopic glare
of my faults,
you will become bitterly aware