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 […]
There is a whisper It says You should be doing Something else If I am writing, I should be doing the accounts If I’m cooking, I should be working out If I’m gardening, I should be cleaning the house And on and on it goes If I’m reading, I should be ironing If I’m ironing […]
I’m sitting on a plane One row forward and to my right A little girl hurts herself Parental panic! Here have your dolly Crying continues A lolly My phone Here look at this book The crying grows louder Dad hugs And pats Continues to offer distractions Distract Distract She cries louder Finally softening into sobs […]
Some days the world feels surreal Normal routines Comforting things Have a ripple running through the middle A hint of chaos A touch of the bazar Like someone left The door ajar To another dimension Around which is peering A completely different direction If I were to follow it for awhile I would find it […]
Cloud of pressurised ether in the guts Cortisol is a habit that becomes stuck Lodged in the chest Peel it’s sticky fingers off Residue Like glue Catches the breath And holds it
Time How much? I mean, it is a pretty open ended question And I don’t mean until you’re dead Nothing that deep Instead How much do you need Between this and that And what do you cram those moments with Facebook, Insta, Snapchat? Do you check out WordPress reader? Blogger Twitter Neither Either All of […]
The wrong doer Is not allowed into the sunlight She consists Subsists Of all those stupid things I have done The wrong doer is not alowed out Into the warmth Of my approval She is the wrong doer Sad This part I used to hate Of late Instead I pity her No adulation Approval Applause […]
Bougainvillea tangles Scratching Yet the blood produced is not as bright as the exuberant blooms That sway overhead in the breeze Fuchsia plumes Loaded with the hot scent of summer Dance and sway on the breeze Lifting hairs to nape Bringing cool relief to pin points of sweat Pearls dripping Sliding Nobbling spine Ache and […]
It comes from the gut What to do Where to go And if ignored This advice often has deep repercussions It comes from the heart Who to be Whom to love And if ignored This advice often has deep repercussions It comes from the brain The idea to ignore both these other organs And if […]
The mundane is wordless Breathless The doldrum sea Quiet Tracking up Tracking down Loading rocks A leaf skitters past on the breeze Drop the rocks into the basket The dust rising Clinging to sweat along my arms Running rivulets down my spine Load the rocks Drop the rocks Turn Bird song Lizard scrambles A plane […]
