Crawl Before You Climb – Written October 2000 (Aged 25)
you have to crawl before you can climb
the corporate fantasy
is not sublime
you have to beg
before you are seen
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War Games – Written Tuesday 8th January 2020 (Aged 44)
another leader trying
on a jacket for size
the type you wear
when you dream of first prize
when you are limited
and there is something in your eye
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Hastings Road (Originally Untitled) – Written November 2001 (Aged 26)
this is mine,
these walls,
the windows with peeling paint
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A Merry Dance – Written Friday 2nd November 2001 (Aged 26)
the soup kitchen is a street away
put the paper in a bin
do not let the hope stray
the shelter in a cloud of hope
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Hold Onto Your Loved Ones (Originally Untitled) – Written September 2001 (Aged 26)
if we are born to live life defining years
then now is the time
to see if the end is near
hold onto your loved ones
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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 (Originally Untitled) – Written Sunday 13th August 2006 (Aged 31)
what mother
willfully imposes a condition
on their child
one they have clearly not got
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I Had to Say Something – Written Sunday 13th August 2006 (Aged 31)
it is used to explain, ‘illness’
not bonding with children
not maintaining a relationship
the father leaving so young
never to remain…
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It Is Not Yours to Shoulder (Originally Untitled) – Written August 2006 (Aged 31)
no one can blame you
sometime ago –
i would have kept my arms –
tight around you
but answers can be in short supply
and one in life –
should be left alone to cry
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Generic (Originally Untitled) – Written Thursday 21st July 2006 (Aged 31)
we either retract –
or we collapse
we react and become strong
the events we experience
shaping our character
when we collapse
and never get the support
read more Generic (Originally Untitled) – Written Thursday 21st July 2006 (Aged 31)
