I was worried and I was anxious I used to cling to things like thoughts and ideas and plans As I tumbled I grabbed hold of stubs of grass sliding in gravel Weightless. I would hit the end of a disintegrated dream mentally and physically drained but then it struck me as I sat at […]
To accept this thing Let it dive deep into my bones, meet my marrow To let it spread its nasty tendrils Down my throat Into my heart Let it grip and squeeze my guts While I breathe and wait for it to do its thing and leave Is difficult Like inviting a toxic person to […]
I’ll put on my brave face And you shall don yours And between us The truth lies over and over as if nothing else matters But maintaining The lie That is bravery honoured And fear denied *Let me be clear – bravery, is not always the stoic face of the trained warrior It is also […]
It was the cricket in the bushes near the pool And a thousand of his friends Filling the night with the sounds of their clicking tongues Or rather legs Shaking their heads “Don’t worry so much” they sang “For another night will come Much like this one And all the others before it You are […]
Reading another bloggers post triggered my own this morning. It reminded me of an old foe. Panic used to have me on speed dial. I would pick up the phone and it would race over and take over my entire house. I’ve learnt how to not pick up the phone. I keep it at a […]
