he represents america
and its eschewed values
around wealth and power
its love of capitalism
and how it must flower
Tag: verse
I Know That Person (They Seem a Lot Like Me) – Friday 12th July 2019
i know that person
if i could reach back
and pull me through
it is the first thing i would do
This Feels Hard Going – Written July 2012 (Aged 36)
i dream of a good night’s sleep
but where is my moment
for me to breakdown
i am made to feel useless
as i did as a child
Hugs – July 2012
without the people we love
find moments, laughter, joy, tears
and hugs
The Date Went Well – July 2012
so, the date went well
but the narrative is not fate but time
and it will always tell
did they gel
or just stick
The Pitter Patter of Raindrops – July 2012
a changing
the upturned leaf
my mighty deeds
locked into the underneath
I Do Not Mean to be in Such Pain – Written July 2012 (Aged 37)
and the pain is real, the hurt still sore
i do not mean to wallow
but in my emotional drunkeness
the grief is an easy light to follow
They Almost Tattoo My Eyes
it has turned to drought
all this is hard to take
smiling in the right places
is hard to fake
I Tried to Wake Up – July 2012
i have needed,
so much, to be caught
Heartbeats Flutter – July 2012
things are the way they are
those with demands
seem to travel the furthest
The Boy Behind The Glasses. Poetry and Writing 