There comes a time When you askWhat now? What next?do you tread water or start to swim? For we’ve been treading water for too longChained to one… Read more “New beginnings”
Category: Poetry
The Never-Ending Road
He leaves the officeclutching his P45the rain tumbles downand the darkness grows behind his eyes His house is emptyexcept for the stacks of missed mortgage paymentsand the… Read more “The Never-Ending Road”
Reflections on Growing Older
One second,you’re cartwheeling through fields of barleyThe next your back achesafter you sleep funny One second,you’re instant-messaging all nightThe next you’re falling asleepon the sofa One second,you’re… Read more “Reflections on Growing Older”
Change
“The smallest act of kindness is greater than the grandest intention” – Oscar Wilde I once wrote a poem about being a slacktivist because I was never… Read more “Change”
Peppermint
I look up at you from the bottom of a well except I’m so close I could reach out and stroke your cheek smell the peppermint on… Read more “Peppermint”
Men
This poem is dedicated to all the men out there who are continuing to fight even when you feel like giving up. You’re all champions. I am… Read more “Men”
Hypocrisy
“The road to hell is paved with good intentions” Saint Bernard I walk through this land of dust and rocks Where headless statues lay toppled As the… Read more “Hypocrisy”
My ethnicity isn’t a virus
Are you going to say something? You’re staring at me Like you’re going to say something make me feel like nothing, with your stupid jokes, jibe comments… Read more “My ethnicity isn’t a virus”
I am a Carer
I care because I do, It’s true When you forget, you can’t walk, you can’t talk, your body’s shaking mind’s quaking with fear, year after year, as… Read more “I am a Carer”
Goodbye
Goodbye So yeah this poem’s dramatic, Bit drastic, Pyro-fucking clastic I don’t care, I feel fucking fantastic Better than when you left, Left me bereft… Read more “Goodbye”