Outsiders – Written Thursday 24th May 2025 (Aged 50)

Outsiders on the surface
of something else,
that point of no return —
it is there within myself.

Swirls – Written Thursday 1st May 2025 (Aged 50)

I don’t want to be caught up in the swirls of opinion, lost in praise and its hollow sound.

Scuff Marks – Written Monday 28th April 2025 (Aged 50)

Scuff marks. No lasting damage, but the scuff will remain.

Available For The High Jump – Written Wednesday 7th May 2025 (Aged 50)

Ordinary has its appeal… let me pack you a picnic basket. I do it with all my love and all my care

Woken Up – Written Wednesday 23rd April 2025 (Aged 50)

I feel like I’ve woken up —
finally seen what I could not see.
These last few months
have taken strips away from me.

Liberation – Written April 2025 (Aged 50)

Liberation — arrives for now,
with strong arms to lift off those heavy clouds,
those dark clouds of miserable greys.

Covered in Stains – Written Tuesday 1st April 2025 (Aged 50)

Your morality is covered in stains.
Your ethics have lost their grain.
And your addiction is in pain.

Valued – Written Tuesday 1st April 2025 (Aged 50)

Knowing that you have no place
adds a particular sadness,
a tiresome journey plan to your face…

Never Ending Parade – Written Monday 31st March 2025 (Aged 50)

The never-ending parade that marches through a street
Feels like the friends that I no longer meet

Puritan’s Table – Written Monday 31st March 2025 (Aged 50)

Excerpt:
Power is not suited to the powerful… insecurity sitting bolt upright at the Puritan’s table