i hear that the children –
of separated parents
never escape the guilt
but,
i have never felt guilty
Tag: poem
Attached – Written Between February and June 1995 (Aged 20)
i am afraid,
of what she could mean to me
Shut Out – Written Between February and June 1995 (Aged 20)
i am not a medium
so cannot work out what you are on about
all i am trying to do is shut out
shut you out, till such time,
when i can sort out my head
Rushing Away – Written Between February and June 1995 (Aged 20)
and time to be together
i feel that this could work
we have tried already
but we just got hurt
Soon – Written Between February and June 1995 (Aged 20)
soon i was leaving
easier than believing
soon i was working with you
bored out of my skull
something to do
Thirty Something Party (Originally Untitled) – Written October 2010 (Aged 35)
is it just a thirties thing
has the party reached a point
where the alcohol we have desired
and the food we have craved
has all been drunk and eaten
Hunger – Written Tuesday 31st August 1999 (Aged 24)
things get stranger
with every passing day
i have a hunger for the danger
it makes me feel younger
and reminds me of care free days
Lay Down Smiling – Written Monday 9th August 1999 (Aged 24)
life can be… so surprising
here i am arriving
on magic carpets bought in bulk
telling life’s sweet and strange joke
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
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
