i have never had –
that crushing self belief
the kind –
that unsettles feet
the one –
that hard irons the sheets
Tag: verse
Peace Talks With my Past – Monday 22nd July 2019
i stopped wondering
if my past fits
of its value
is it poor, is it rich?
A Thousand Compliments – Saturday 4th April 1998
a lecture on life
and a stereotype i did not fit
my hands reaching out
but not one person to take it
Feathers are Ruffled – Tuesday 12th October 2010
the one at the convention
screaming not to be conventional
conformity is detention
and i am far too emotional
Tactile – Tuesday 12th October 2010
and i have always been –
a willing slave to your eyes
they do light up
in tandem with your smile
Ageism – October 2010
we refer to, ‘them’
as, ‘old’, complete –
with negative connotations
of, ‘disability’ and ‘weakness’
like rather cartoonish
visions, or nursery rhymes
I Think I Quite Like Her – October 2010
i think i quite like her
i think i feel relaxed
she is going away
so i will wait till she comes back
No Love to Pour – October 2010
even though
you were not there
and my family,
you labelled as, ‘do not care’
but again,
you were not there
Psychological Demands – Tuesday 5th October 2010
have i
wandered into chaos
and ill gotten vice
have i misread the sign
believing it says, ‘paradise’
They Are Your Definitions of Normal – Tuesday 5th October 2010
you have defined as normal
rights
and so wrongs
someone said
‘by your age’
The Boy Behind The Glasses. Poetry and Writing 