Black ink soaking through a white cloth Staining It can be washed and washed Difficult to remove A shadow will remain So what’s the use? Throw it away But what if it was a girl Or a boy Man or a woman Their psyche soiled treated like toys of the algorithm One negative comment Outweighs […]
I know why the rocks on the road are shiny Why the colours of the sky are apricot Pink and blue I know why the trees seem alive with extra sparkle this morning Why do the earthworms wiggle to the surface And even though it seems inexplicable that they do It is explainable – it […]
Ephemeral Intangible Insubstantial Lacking weight Lost reality breeds imbalance Snowball hurtling into a great nothing To write with ether Instead of ink To live in thought, slave to whim Without action Is to be as tactile as a ghost Morphing, drifting, hazy like a fog And twice as impenetrable The path is lost without the […]
I quite like the small format of Twitter which forces me to condense my poetry. A couple I quite like, included belo. I’m pretty hopeless on Twitter as I don’t really get into long conversations and am far too random and intermittent with my check ins…but I do like the small format poetry, will try […]
Every day we enter the virtual world through our screens – some spend more time here than others. Even if you have no social media accounts, where do you bank and shop or just ask a question, look up a map? How are you reading this? The virtual world – where does it begin and […]
Beware the bounce and happy Beware sharing that aspect of personality as it arises Only a few appreciate it And it drains energy Keep it inside Bubble and break like a wave on the shore of a deserted beach Nobody sees Yet the ocean continues In all it’s glory *I take many breaks from social […]
I am not your avatar Although you can call me what you wish And will I’m not your feelings To swallow bitter pills As you look at my reflection And see only your own In your eyes I’m nothing But what you grow Water Feed Know this I am not what you think And you […]
The sensation of watching through a car window Life rushing past All those people that drive along side Faces in vehicles Passing by I’m moving fast Faces blur Life is a journey Not some ambling detour That goes around and around Sometimes it’s only the people in the same vehicle that are still here We […]
