thought i had dispensed of the past
if not in black plastic bags
at least to the back of the cupboard
to be reflected upon when i feel sad
Tag: poems
Wallet and Phone – Written Tuesday 21st January 2020 (Aged 44)
i am sitting here with your things
your paperwork, your wallet and phone
and i think about your life
its platform destinations
the timetables never kept to
the way you would roam as the likely suspect
The Signal Box – Written Tuesday 21st January 2020 (Aged 44)
so… quell down the real fire
close up those papers often red
clean up the dirty mugs
as engines gather one last time in the shed
the drinks are drunk,
all the levers have been pulled
and the points have been finally set
Thursday Morning – Written Monday 20th January 2020 (Aged 44)
shock,
is a tangible state
just,
as i push my food around the plate
your ale is finally drunk
but i am left with the slate
Could I Find the King of Hearts? – Written Monday 20th January 2020
i looked at you as you lay there
you were making –
your way through deaths door
fumbling with the handle
having easily found the key
All The While – Written July 1999 (Aged 24)
you make me smile
and,
all the while
these feelings grow strong
i would wait for hours
pick the petals off imaginary flowers
Didn’t You Used to Be a Friend? – Written Friday 30th July 1999 (Aged 24)
the friends who once respected you
have left on an early train
and on those wild late nights out
of cheap clubs and expensive cocaine
There is a Story Behind Every Face (An Unfinished Piece) – Written July 1999 (Aged 24)
there is a story behind every face
we judge,
and cement our views in place
take a look at me
come over and tell me what you see
Dying For Your Touch – Written Thursday 29th July 1999 (Aged 24)
you changed my world
you have changed so much
still i creep forwards
dying for your touch
you leave my eyes turned upwards
Beached on a Paradise – Written Thursday 29th August 1999 (aged 24)
you beautiful girl
painting a beautiful picture
of a million coloured feelings
writing me poems in the mind
with a million beautiful feelings
