how am i?
ankle deep in spanish probate law
sat here,
with dad’s watch,
i can add it to mum’s charm bracelet
Tag: poems
Now It Is Over – Written Monday 16th August 1999 (Aged 24)
now that it is over
i feel scared –
after all,
i have lost the most special friend
Own Not Enslave – Written Sunday 20th February 2020 (Aged 44)
no matter where you put it
or how many nails you bang into the crate
and then, when parents die
you feel that identity
and is no way for inner self to lie
The Pieces You Collect – Written Monday 16th August 1999 (Aged 24)
life is a joke,
that exists to be too true
but the joke is so old
and we thrive on the new
You Don’t Ring – Written Monday 16th August 1999 (Aged 24)
you don’t come round
sit down and say,
‘let’s talk about this’
that is not your way
Star Struck Dream (Originally and Unfinished Piece) – Written August 1999 (Aged 24)
is it chance
is it fate or luck
life changes like the weather
now there is no going back
I Kissed Our Relationship Goodbye – Monday 16th August 1999 (Aged 24)
when the party had ended,
i kissed our relationship goodbye
i headed out into the world
living under a starlit sky
Trying to Let Go – Written Wednesday 11th August 1999 (Aged 24)
no more games
no more tears –
tantrums, sulks,
and little gain
happiness in bulk
Let Down – Wednesday 28th August 1999 (Aged 24)
you let down everyone close
complaining of no money,
but enough for a smoke…
and that seems a little funny
Moving Off Centre Stage – Written August 1999 (Aged 24)
sometimes you embrace change
like you are meeting your best friend
the one,
you have known all your life
