something in your education
leads you to believe –
that they should –
occupy the top positions
Tag: writing
Time Has Sped By – Written Thursday 24th September 2020 (Aged 45)
time has gone by
faster,
than i could ever run
there has barely been any time
to get anything meaningful done
Opposite Ends – Written Monday 21st September 2020 (Aged 45)
generational gaps
are too wide to mend
and no one can turn off the hateful tap
and there is no plumber for whom we can send
What About Me? – Written Sunday 20th September 2020 (Aged 45)
i ask the grandmaster for a toll
for they offer me no release
yet i notice –
some still follow their beat
We Do Not Understand Happiness – Written Sunday 20th September 2020 (Aged 45)
people dress up happiness
in clothes that clearly do not fit
they assign happiness a role
and wonder where authenticity actually sits
One Day You Will Wake Up – Written May 2004 (Aged 29)
you will wake up
and realise –
the whole world is insane
suburbia dreaming
cannot just apportion blame
You Had Your Chance – Written May 2004 (Aged 29)
i was yours –
but i could not block up all the holes
i feel like a devil –
trying to find a way out
Standing at This Station – Written May 2004 (Aged 29)
standing at this station
not sure which platform
or even my destination
funny as it seems,
some things do remain
Witnesses to the World – Written Friday 14th May 2004 (Aged 29)
i have listened
to your opinions
and i have become subdued
my spirit has been lessened
and my belief, almost fully used
Comfortable in My Own Skin – Written Friday 14th May 2004 (Aged 29)
aware of faults
of good points
and that the –
view is not always clear
but i do not live in fear –
The Boy Behind The Glasses. Poetry and Writing 