Potential – Written March 2026 (Aged 51)

I am the queen
of talent,
that is residual
and never seen.

Back To You – Written March 2026 (Aged 51)

a victim
of a tabloid style childhood
with a teenage
kiss and tell;
a flummoxed child,
lost in a musical
wishing well.

Drink Clouds – Written March 2026 (Aged 51)

Drink up the clouds,
you,
just drink them up —
because this is the shape
of the world to come;

Vinegar Smile – Written Thursday 5th March 2026 (Aged 51)

maybe,
this year;
look out,
it is me clinging —
to the world’s longest pleasure pier.

Talents Elsewhere – Written Sunday 15th February 20265 (Aged 50)

in hallways
that are my age;
in rooms
that are painted
in rage.

All Those Years Ago – Written Monday 17th November 2025 (Aged 50)

I hear it,
turning over and over in my mind,
and we are there,
together,
all those years ago.

Eureka Moments – Written Monday 10th November 2025 (Aged 50)

the world
is full of people
telling me what to say,
what to say,
and even what to feel.

Gipsy Boy Part 1 – Written Thursday 31st December 1992 (Aged 17)

gipsy boy,
no home to call his own