In the moment There is nothing ahead And nothing behind Peripheral vision Blurs Deep breaths purrrs The longer you sit The more time you gain As slowly your brain Sinks back Into the present moment And all the fragments that blow Like leaves on the wind Come gathering together Pour back in To this gap […]
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 […]
Poetry – spoken word and mini movie here: Words: How good do you look naked? Metaphorically of course Just stepped out of the shower And someone hits you With Negativity Prejudice Racism Cynicism Judgement … Do you respond calmly Rationally Peacefully Diplomatically Or do you rage in your response? Enough so that you feel dirty […]
When all the world is closing in The curtains sheer The walls too thin And fingernails scratch Down the backbone of your life Notice the spine How it bends and twists And notice the gaps The space between Notice the breath how it moves within Noticing noticing everything Now My friend My very best friend […]
Its a magical time of day. The Hindus call this time Brahmamuhurta, it is a time which is very suitable for meditation as the mind is still and calm. I believe that this is a time just before your mind falls into the regular grooves and ruts of thinking. If you currently wake with the […]
There is a space insideA vast auditoriumWhere we stand togetherAnd connectWe file inOne by oneThe heartbrokenThe desperateThose who have hit rock bottomThe enlightenedThe ones who stumbled in drunkThe forgottenThose that have lost their wayOr just found itFor these are the statesIn which we comeOne by oneAnd suddenly the lights go onAnd we are manyWe arrive […]
When the mind is without thought The silence buzzes Shrieks The area between the ears looms huge Like a four lane highway Empty of vehicles But full of noise Surging outwards to the ears Searching For sound When the eyes are without sight Coloured lights Flash against black Blue Silver Coiling Roiling The lack of […]
Breathe in hate Breathe in discontent Breathe in the energy of all that ferment Torment Draw on that of those who seek to have the slightest problem with you Then When you feel like you cannot take on anymore Lest You will surely burst and lose your temper It is then That you must draw […]
You sit across from me There are two here and another one just there But they don’t hear you ask “what is it you eat?” with that half bored expression of not really being interested in your own question And I blink Start to think Come – with – me No I don’t want to […]
It’s all relative isn’t that true? From the woman who wants to be as skinny as you And you’re dieting madly Badly Beating yourself up The teenager who is searching for more likes Whilst her peer is hanging herself in the night Because she didn’t have enough of anything Ever Inside She is empty Another […]
