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

Hastings Road (Originally Untitled) – Written November 2001 (Aged 26)

this is mine,
these walls,
the windows with peeling paint

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

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

Many Parts, Many Lives – Written Monday 28th December 1992 (Aged 17)

i felt adventurous –
and travelled the seven seas
to live life as i would
and do as i please

Cityscape Nights – Written Tuesday 22nd December 1992 (Aged 17)

got up this morning and shook my head
felt like i had been hammered
felt like i was dead

That Girl Parts 1 and 2 – Written Tuesday 22nd December 1992 (Aged 17)

if i wrote everytime you were on my mind
the paper and trees of this world
would be something you would never find

Insanity Parts 972 and 1027 – Written December 1992 (Aged 17)

in the cell
all is not well
my padded interior
makes you seem inferior