Does This Fit – Written Sunday 24th December 2023 (Aged 48)

doing well… (whatever that means!)
it feels like new clothes,
the kind where everyone says,
looks good and suits you

Perhaps Shyness – Written Wednesday 4th October 2023 (Aged 48)

so much small talk
always seems to be slightly awkward
wanting words,
to find their way and move conversation forwards

Hand in Glove – Written January 2013 (Aged 37)

the woman talker of her weight loss
pounds and the cost
she produced a picture of her, ‘former self’
this was before –
she met husband to be

Better Maps – Written Monday 6th September 2021 (Aged 46)

find it hard to navigate myself
would like better maps
would like a less obvious collapse

Expectations – Written Friday 21st June 2002 (Aged 27)

i have never really come true
you can see the cracks
and you can see the glue

The Microscope View – Written Monday 6th May 2002 (Aged 27)

because in the sweetness
of a microscopic glare
of my faults,
you will become bitterly aware

You Know I Drown in a Drop of Affection – Written Tuesday 31st May 2011 (Aged 36)

of course –
you know a drop of affection drowns me
a snippet of praise
burns me as if it was acid

Let’s Be In Love – Written November 2011 (Aged 36)

Let’s Be In Love your love for me, your care it has shown me how my hurt has tumbled and … More

Trying to Reinvent Their Wheel – Written Friday 20th August 2021 (Aged 46)

i find many people
trying to hide
what is obvious inside
i see them
with their social media profiles

Centre Stage – Written Thursday 23rd February 1995 (Aged 19)

the magician always picks you
to come and join them on stage
he says he can make you disappear
all you need to do is step into the cage