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There Is No C In You

Posted on May 22, 2022May 22, 2022 by rak

Sickness Does Not Define You It is an illness. It is only a disease. The C is not you. Deborah… Read more There Is No C In You

cactus plants under the starry sky

A Darkness Greater Than The Night

Posted on May 20, 2022May 19, 2022 by rak

When God Made Man the Devil Was at His Elbow the absolute night like some demonic kingdom a hellish heaven… Read more A Darkness Greater Than The Night

man and woman lying on a bed kissing

Who’s Zooming Who?

Posted on May 17, 2022May 16, 2022 by rak

Whatever Gets You Through The Night she used the boy up when he left in the morning distaste filled her… Read more Who’s Zooming Who?

stylish tattooed man on street pavement in sunlight

The Comfort Of Strangers

Posted on April 16, 2022April 15, 2022 by rak

Sauce For The Goose when I was young and fit and looked good in jeans and had something the girls… Read more The Comfort Of Strangers

blackthorn blossom

The Blossom Will Still Be Beautiful

Posted on March 9, 2022March 14, 2022 by rak

Nature Pays No Heed To Man as the world breaks and man becomes inhuman the buds are bursting

putin as devel

Man Makes Good And Evil

Posted on March 8, 2022March 7, 2022 by rak

Evil Is A Vile Way To Live There are no evil stones. There are no evil dogs. There are no… Read more Man Makes Good And Evil

grayscale photography of crying woman

The Mind Is Its Own Place

Posted on February 3, 2022February 2, 2022 by rak

The Mind Is Its Own Place she speaks of dying a friend lost in her own mind a place I… Read more The Mind Is Its Own Place

disappointed man talking to his partner

You Are Not A Morning Person

Posted on January 19, 2022January 18, 2022 by rak

You Are Not A Morning Person it isn’t a thing, you know morning person it isn’t a thing you never… Read more You Are Not A Morning Person

a man thinking she goes on too much

She Goes On More Than I Do

Posted on January 18, 2022January 17, 2022 by rak

She Goes On More Than I Do She goes on and on and on and on and on and on… Read more She Goes On More Than I Do

photo of woman in black turtleneck sweater

Do You Really Mean It?

Posted on January 13, 2022January 12, 2022 by rak

Do You Really Mean It? When you speak to me, when you say those things, how do I know you… Read more Do You Really Mean It?

crumpled blanket in dark room at sunset

And Tonight You Will Come To Me

Posted on January 12, 2022January 11, 2022 by rak

And Tonight You Will Come To Me and tonight you will come to me and we will speak again we… Read more And Tonight You Will Come To Me

an old man falling apart

The Sound Of Slowly Falling

Posted on January 9, 2022January 8, 2022 by rak

The Sound Of Slowly Falling night-time in the house alone listening to settlement to the sound of everything slowly falling… Read more The Sound Of Slowly Falling

woman holding her hair

The Sweet Taste Of Her

Posted on January 4, 2022January 3, 2022 by rak

I still recall it
that first scent of a woman
the sweet taste of her

abandoned homes

The Abandoned Homes

Posted on December 23, 2021December 22, 2021 by rak

The Abandoned Homes The lawns are untidy, leaf-littered, bits of toys and garden tools scattered all around. The ground is… Read more The Abandoned Homes

faceless senior man walking along dark cemetery

Back There

Posted on December 18, 2021December 16, 2021 by rak

Back There hurrying away rushing to get to somewhere that isn’t back there huffing and puffing and not taking time… Read more Back There

street light at night

A Street Lamp Flickers

Posted on December 17, 2021December 16, 2021 by rak

A Street Lamp Flickers A street lamp flickers into light. Another night begins. There is silence, a dull quiet, a… Read more A Street Lamp Flickers

monochrome photography of a man s face

Anger Is An Energy

Posted on December 11, 2021December 10, 2021 by rak

Anger Is An Energy anger is a darkening thing it brings down the light and dims the mind it makes… Read more Anger Is An Energy

woman sleeping

as if that is how it happens

Posted on December 9, 2021December 8, 2021 by rak

as if that is how it happens Afterwards, you cried. I didn’t know why. We had made me a man,… Read more as if that is how it happens

Emma Tustin child killer

Suffer Little Children

Posted on December 7, 2021December 6, 2021 by rak

Suffer Little Children What is in their minds? As they kill their own children, what are they thinking? Arthur Labinjo-Hughes:… Read more Suffer Little Children

a drone of traffic

The Drone Of Traffic

Posted on December 3, 2021December 13, 2021 by rak

The Drone Of Traffic each morning I wake to the drone of traffic where the drones in traffic drone on… Read more The Drone Of Traffic

Old Woman Walking

Posted on December 1, 2021November 30, 2021 by rak

Old Woman Walking old woman walking looking up to the heavens perhaps she sees god

footprints in the snow

Footprints In The Snow

Posted on November 29, 2021November 28, 2021 by rak

Footprints In The Snow footprints in the snow people passing through this life nowhere else to go

beach at calais

Dead In The Water

Posted on November 26, 2021November 26, 2021 by rak

Dead In The Water all those hopes and dreams a new home, peace, a new life dead in the water… Read more Dead In The Water

Love Without Reason

Posted on November 21, 2021November 19, 2021 by rak

Love Without Reason A Sunday prayer: Let us love one another Without a reason

wreaths at the cenotaph in london

Thanks To The Fallen

Posted on November 14, 2021November 13, 2021 by rak

Thanks To The Fallen Here in the free world We all have our liberty Thanks to the fallen

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