Attached to me Like incense on my clothes Her brave face Her soft eyes Smiling Despite the world falling in And the carpet we are standing on Sliding *There are no cases of Corona here in town. We are hours away from other towns. Shop owners are stuck behind a rock and a hard place. […]
As the words tumble out Try to catch Reconstruct That Overly Revealing ramble Shutter the eyes Draw the curtains Let them run around the ribs Enclosing Instead of disclosing The heart Contrive To be less human Place barriers Stand back Apply armour Like the lipstick that you use to ring your mouth Pout Smile Hide […]
Last week, my head was different Last week, some things mattered more than others And the things that mattered then Have been reduced to nothing this week I see now This week, the things that matter Will not be the same as the next Nor the one after Or the one after that And whilst […]
The moon has woken me Through the double doors it shines Relentless I could draw the curtain Go back to sleep But that seems a waste of illumination We cannot hide from light Neither the moons Nor our own Nor other people’s I used to be all the time Wanting to escape to a mountain […]
Can you tone it down Not Be So Raw?? I’m sorry is my light shining in your face? Well you better close your eyes Look away Because No I don’t cover up in armour anymore It is heavy And hot It sticks to things that I’m not And blocks my flow Poetry leaves no places […]
Who is your bitch? And it doesn’t have to be female Who is the person you know That makes everyone around them tip toe Lest a nasty torrent be unleashed You can feel the tension That forgets to breathe When they around It rises behind them Like the dust Of a thousand heart shattering Too […]
You were my first friend You held my hand And loved me Just the way I was Through the years Your shadow and mine Always got along Even if our heads collided at times Last year when you told me you had cancer All I could think Was I can’t live without her In that […]
