this is to what you portray
i have never had much faith
in the things you say
Tag: poems
It Hurts (Originally Untitled) – Written Friday 14th March 2006 (Aged 31)
it hurts
like my illness
it leaves me –
doubled up in pain
The Misuse of Power and Position – Written Wednesday 18th December 2019 (Aged 44)
i think –
people fall into bullying
without realising
perhaps –
that is the saddest of all
Unwanted Life Lessons – Written Wednesday 18th December 2019 (Aged 44)
my parents taught me (inadvertently)
how to manage people
with personality and mental health challenges
they never set out to
it was a by product
and a less with a syllabus
that required much application
Once In a Lifetime – Written Tuesday 17th December 2019 (Aged 44)
when the media
has no truth to tell
when it serves to serve itself
power seeks to confirm power
and ensure it is kept
He Smiles at Us – Written Monday 16th December 2019 (Aged 44)
his ‘war cry’
is not our command
compassion, empathy, kindness
that is our demand
but these privileged revolutionaires
will take us apart
Welcome To Your New Horizon – Written Monday 16th December 2019 (Aged 44)
powerful institutions only conserve power
and protect their class
they are abstract portrait painters
behind frosted glass
and you want this?
the green hills of england start to melt
the communities of commerce
have forcibly tightened our belts
Today Someone Picked Me Up -Written Thursday 12th December 2019 (Aged 44)
they looked at me
with doleful caring eyes
they made sure i could see straight
that my hope was intact
and that i was not worn out
Internet Forums (Originally Untitled) – Friday 14th July 2006 (Aged 31)
i get lost –
sea of fakes
of those hung up –
strung up
and endlessly confused
those who feel –
that they have been used
Fascinated (Originally Untitled) – Written Friday 14th July 2006 (Aged 31)
the clumsy emotional shifts
so very telling
the stumble and then a few steps
then the falling
like the animal newborn
like when it first opens its eyes
