people are broken
one by one
like the green bottles
that hung upon the wall
Tag: wordplay
I Don’t Need Help – Written Wednesday 30th November 2005 (Aged 30)
and the only person –
who told me that i could not cope
turned out to be –
munchausen’s very last joke
The Stepdad Years – Written September 2022 (Aged 47)
i have lived with trauma now –
for some years
it happened as a child
over the stepdad years
Sad Situation – Written Wednesday 30th November 2005 (Aged 30)
Sad Situation it is a sad situation but it is hard a surprise i knew that at the start that … More
Bait and Hook – Written September 2022 (Aged 47)
my opinions
do not recline as well or as fast
my railway tracks
lack fresh ballast
Too Many Lies – Written Monday 28th November 2005 (Aged 30)
i have heard so much nonsense in my life
i have seen all the fakers
the givers,
and the takers
This Isn’t Love – Written Monday 28th November 2005 (Aged 30)
i want to shake you,
but i feel too much pity –
to really hate you
Shrink Wrapped Self Esteem – Written August 2022 (Aged 47)
the idea, the notion of standing out
petrified you
and when i said it,
i saw you shrink
Sympathy Is a Drug – Written Monday 28th November 2005 (Aged 30)
making up stories,
aching for a touch
not so much starved of oxygen
more like love
The Wrong Name Badge – Written Friday 19th August 2022 (Aged 47)
democracy –
is only about power
you do understand that,
right?
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