I breathe salty air and try to calm the pressure that sits on my chest Swollen heart hangs like ripe fruit trapped behind a rib cage I would gladly prise open just to set it free Let it swirl high on the updraft like a sea eagle – I hear how they cry – that […]
Forgive me I thought you were making a mistake Seen from the outside It sometimes appears the case I forget We are all given Our internal guide Who knows best For Us People offer advice sometimes On what seems to suit them best I forgot. My Lips Are Now Compressed I retreat Retired Whatever horse […]
I walk through this house Passing empty rooms Where my children used to sleep It feels like only moments ago that I would call “Goodnight I love you” And hear their answering replies My footfalls seem so loud In this house gone quiet And the walls With their nicks and scrapes Tell their own stories […]
A giggling bundle lifted high Her laughter rings out It catches my eye Their lost in a world Made up of of each other A little child in love With the love of his Mother
