The egg is a casing, fine and fragile Inside there is life We see the outer membrane, white and hard Easily cracked – temper exploding And it reminds me The exterior is not all there is. A soul dwells deep within No soft fluffy chick, given But still, there lies within all of us, more […]
Is our obsession with consumption merely a symptom of our desire for change? After all, buying a new shirt is easier than giving up smoking, coffee, or any one of a dozen other things which people regularly attempt. Lasting change, at a character level, is difficult to achieve, and all the self help books in […]
I’m listening to a song I haven’t heard before. My hands pause in the soapy water. I cease all movement and listen all the way through. The song is by Fletcher, entitled Undrunk the full lyrics are here. Wish I could get a little undrunk so I could uncall youAt five in the morning, I […]
She isn’t finished to the edges like most artworks are Wrapped around the canvas, polished and clean Not this painting, her artist was mean, and only applied just enough paint to keep the subject alternate Constantly rushing towards the sides filling in empty places as if to hide her unfinished edgeless sides from all those […]
Ego Is me In front of me Blocking me Preventing me From seeing Anything else When I look at you I see me When I look around A thousand meeeeeees Spring up A forest Of trees Falling For the sake of me And I’ve had enough Buddha said if you see your beloved on the […]
It is the tragedy of life That our self esteem is a wandering thing We think it firmly locked within And yet it sneaks out in the dead of night Tracks away into town Following the lights And music When morning comes, we wake bereft Wondering At the small shreds that are left tuckered out […]
I wish So much That sometimes we could just take love And paint in the holes Where life is rough on some else’s surface I wish So much That I could step in front Take the brunt But I can’t And anyway It is by being in the firing line We learn that mouths Aren’t […]
I don’t know if you’ve noticed I write a lot I post most days But I have a lot more to chat about Plenty of other topics Some of you might like to hear a bit more and I just discovered my email list on here I have five subscribers! I don’t want to hit […]
When you’re quiet And you’ve done the work Your mind is at rest You’re focused And there is someone in the room Just making aimless conversation If you tune in Whilst still remaining quiet It is annoying And you realise So much of what we say and converse about With some people Strangers usually or […]
I love unconditionally But it is a fierce thing Paint stripper Melt down Solvent It radiates like the sun And will burn When required Hurt Just as readily as it soothes If that is what is required at the time It is not always nice Though it certainly can be It doesn’t come wrapped in […]
