It seemed like a good idea at the time
When mother died, I hid under her… I needed a fortress, a safe space. All that was available was the liv… My two year, younger sister joined… Two huddled lumps of, I’m not qui…
Watch you go, Cold as snow, Salt and blood. Graved in stone, Old friends gone,
I lost my mum when I was 6! I was a careless lad, For at this age I did not realise… It strikes me strange to have one… This wonderous woman we all have w…
I can’t save you from your pain, I can’t save you from your pain. If I could, I would. But I can’t save you from your pa…
High platform shoes, Seventies mullets, Tight perm hairdos, Fadgies like bullets. Fadgies that harden,
Today I invested some time. In, The space between the spaces. Pushing through gaps thinner than… A particle here,
Where are you going? Eyes of blue. With your car crash of a life. Displayed for all the world to see… Bloated face and gut.
Poohbarb, Shoobarb, Whoobarb, Noobarb, All are words that rhyme with Rhu…
I only have a moment before my hea… Wishing I could linger here, Shrug off the sweet repose of slee… Which is coming, And the darkness fills my head.
I’m living in the cellar of a dead… Duncan, my usual purveyor of all t… Told me, “his wife just called and… So, I rooted round a box of ports and…
I will not ask for help. This virus has abandoned me high a… I locked down early. As a health professional I did no… Though I waited.
Twilight the blue sky fades to gre… Golden yellow sun always there, Burning my back and bleaching my h… And bleaching my hair. The sea holds an answer I feel as…
Don’t go yet! We have barely found the consonant… I love you You love me Four plus four!
Did you see? In her eyes, That sparkle? I think she knew you once, Or twice!
Christmas may be merry, Or then it may be not. It may be filled with loss and mis… People who’re not there and wishin… They were.