names are swiftly counted
no time to measure –
the distance of the fall
finding hate instead of pleasure
once you fall from the pedestal
Tag: relationships
Happy Ever After (Originally Untitled) – Written Friday 19th June 2009 (Aged 34)
i wish it could be different
i wish things could be
the, ‘ happy ever after’
that we all dream of
Something Needs to Change in My Garden (Originally Untitled) – Written Thursday 18th June 2009 (Aged 34)
something needs to change –
in my garden
something needs to change –
in me
stop the sea
turn back the tide
The Theory Test – Written Friday 5th October 2001 (Aged 26)
i was struck by the memories
and your valentines card
it spoke of how things used to be
what was i to you
what were you to me
Cycle Complete – February 2011
and the problems –
wash down
and they sit in your hands
which were once employed
in a loving embrace
Unhinged – Wednesday 8th February 2011
will he surf –
every, ‘i love you’
and re-lay the turf
as people do –
when the grass –
no longer grows
Are They Wearing a Wedding Ring? – Saturday 2nd October 2010
these days i look
at a person’s face
then i check her finger
no wedding ring?
perhaps i should linger?
The Crying Sound – Tuesday 28th September 2010
they want to love
but love comes –
in so many guises
with stuck fixed views
they do not like surprises
Someone to Keep Out the Cold – Friday 24th September 2010
you made claim,
that we could reach the end
and claim first prize
but the starting pistol never fired
and the race just died
Senseless – Monday 23rd March 1998
it is so very frustrating
because I can see loneliness in you
and I know it is in me
I understand a little of why you do what you do
although that is no excuse really
The Boy Behind The Glasses. Poetry and Writing 