Bubbles rarely come together Blown in a stream they take off in a hundred different directions One smacks into a cheek of a stranger And busts He smiles at the little girl blowing Trust United in a smile Upside down bridges We need more of them Instead of people living Selfish and frowning inwardly Browbeating […]
If I take this thought and lay it here Will it still look the same tomorrow Sometimes I utter things in absolute faith That they will stay the same Come back And the meaning has slipped away Sand through the fingers Thoughts through the brain Off the tongue Comes a little slower these days Because […]
Seven months have now passed since I first posted about life during the COVID-19 pandemic. At that time in May, more than 67,000 of our loved ones … Update: The Writer’s Life Under the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown
I didn’t mean to be mean to you I just didn’t like myself much at the time Apologies don’t mean much Ten years apart From separatist beginnings Late blooms of self forgiveness I wish they’d stay But flowers rarely last much longer Than just one day And in the heat of the moment They wilt […]
There is a satisfaction in persistence And of course a pain But the pain doesn’t speak as loudly to the muscle As forbearance shouts to the heart Expanding it Opening the mind To the idea That if today there was this untried moment Tomorrow lingers full of potential And I believe fatigue Is a switch […]
Belonging It’s not what we think it is Who do we belong to? If not ourselves? Click clack Distract Retract Back into the “real world” Moment blown away We yearn To belong Yet Won’t spend the time needed On The only person we ever can truly belong to Paranoia Anxiety Fear Other Outer Symptomatic of […]
These things they cling Dripping honey down a string Wrapping the brain Consciousness swoops to claim Licking at the sweetness Dopamine Drops Addiction sings its sirens song Calling thoughts forth To dance Around and around And nothing is achieved Again *poets, writers, we are addicted to words, thought loops, consciousness forever playing with itself. I […]
You must say it Speak it to the page Fill the blanks Over and over again With the utterances of mind Unravel the thoughts Break them Into tiny portions Exploring everything Until it is defeated Having eaten itself You begin again Taking things from within Emptying Don’t hold to anything It doesn’t matter The main […]
Seeds Born to grow We mistake out containers For leaves Instead it is our spirit That evolves Designed to expand Consciousness searches for light Taking satisfying bites out of the thoughts and ideas around us Fed properly, the spirit does not decompose Instead it continues to grow Shimmering on a hot afternoon Whispering on the […]
I can’t believe Issue No4 has just been published, and yet it has.  Another great round of characters Artist and so much more, Susie Klein shares her joy of creativity, what an amazing gift she is to have in our community with the counselling and support she offers young disadvantaged youth Artist Chris Postle […]
