i am sad,
and something hurts
but so much of our lives
did not turn up for work
Tag: parents
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
Back in 1978 – Thursday 30th September 2010
when i saw you this morning
i wondered what would
have happened
if things you had done in 1978
Parents Should do Much Better – January 2019
Parents Should do Much Better no one shouldleave youwith a childhoodyou spend a lifetime recovering from and fixing contemplating and … More
Forgotten Saturdays – January 2019
Forgotten Saturdays people spot mychildhood‘from a mile off’it hangs around me like a bad cough i can wheezeand sneezebut it … More
External Blame
External Blame abused as a childand forced to accept an awkward adult unable to find self respectconfidence lacking,self esteem,no vote … More
If Only They Had Looked After Me
If Only They Had Looked After Me if only they had looked after mei would have not ran so wild … More
