Trying To Get My Words Down – Written Tuesday 23rd September 1997 (Aged 22)

i am locked into poetic imagery
it’s a synthetic symphony –
where i ache for some sympathy

Gaze – Written October 1997 (Aged 22)

i caught your gaze
they believe –
that i think you’re all the rage

Something I Must Do – Written Thursday 2nd October 1997 (Aged 22)

and the fact is,
i’ve got to be talking to you

Stepping Into The World – Written May 2023 (aged 48)

with gravy on my sunday best
i was in a team of one –
with rusty medals pinned to my chest

Slow Down – Written Friday 1st August 1997 (Aged 22)

slow down,
slow down,
slow down,

The Now – Written Tuesday 23rd September 1997 (Aged 22)

it’s our time again
bedtime and night time
humble words from a strange mind

A Reflective Piece on the Nature of Feelings – Written Tuesday 31st August 2021 (Aged 46)

when you are young
you can drown in your feelings
you reach for the sky
yet remain, somehow always kneeling

Ten Second Silence – Written February 1995 (Aged 19)

as soon as they ask your name
i know you are
i remember the pain
i know who is there

So Much – Written Approx. Late 1993 or January 1994 (Aged 18)

there is a world behind my eyes
where things live,
and where things die
it is where the stalker lies

Believing in You – Written Approx. Late 1993 or January 1994 (Aged 18)

Believing in You i am so alone with my love isn’t anyone out there? i have looked, just about everywhere … More