you are there
and for a second
the stress runs from life’s canvas
and we paint a picture of our own
Tag: poems
Suspicious (Originally Untitled and Unfinished) – Friday 25th April 2008
it is like those parents
who make a point of illustrating
how much they give to their children
over and over and over…
When it is Not Okay (Originally Unfinished and Untitled) – Friday 25th April 2008
she smiles,
as some does
when they cannot pretend it is okay
When You Smile (Originally Unfinished and Untitled) – Friday 25th April 2008
when you smile
for a while,
i am taken back
As The Glitter Goes – Friday 25th April 2008
as the dreams
cascade into the drains
i think of a counterpoint
to all this pain
I Put My Hand Up – Friday 25th April 2008
i pointed out that the sum of us
could be multiplied by tears
divided by hopes and dreams
and finally subtracted by years
Play the Game – Friday 25th April 2008
i hope he does –
what i obviously could not
i hope you remember you
and it does not become forgot
My Future (Originally Untitled) – Friday 25th April 2008
my future
has moved from the trenches
into no mans land
from frying pan
but not necessarily
into a fire
Different People (Different Lives) – (Originally Untitled and Unfinished) – April 2008
different people with different lives
you have to deal,
with that blame and guilt inside
Stuck Fast (Originally Untitled) – Wednesday 23rd april 2008
i still cannot shift you
appears to me
that you are stuck fast
with feelings
built to last
