Not That I Know… – Written April 2024 (Aged 49)

mum though,
she hasn’t popped by
not that i know…
not even a, ‘hello’

Mum Was a Rollercoaster – Written May 2023 (Aged 48)

mum was emotional
and mum was a rollercoaster
and we all clung on

We Don’t Have Children – Written September 2005 (Aged 30)

no, we don’t have children
we don’t pack up the car at the weekend
as if we are preparing for a disaster

Someone Should Have Told You – Written September 2005 (Aged 30)

you are convinced –
that he is a monster
you try to understand him

Can You Guess? – Written Thursday 17th January 2013 (Aged 37)

there is a condition, a syndrome
that as yet,
seems so taboo
we do not talk about it

Confused Soft Soled Shoes – Written Friday 20th August 2021 (Aged 46)

i am sad,
and something hurts
but so much of our lives
did not turn up for work

Broad Shoulders – Written Thursday 12th August 2021 (Aged 46)

my parents generation spoke in sayings
and would talk about broad shoulders
but all those sayings
do not mean anything any more

A Lack of Male Role Models – Written Monday 28th June 2021 (Aged 46)

and i thought to myself
perhaps it because –
mum raised me
more than my dad

The Loving Touch – Written August 2006 (Aged 31)

i wonder where it went wrong
was the weight of guilt
just too much
did parents abandon responsibility
and fail to provide the loving touch

Parental Damage – Written Sunday 13th August 2006 (Aged 31)

what mother
willfully imposes a condition
on their child
one they have clearly not got