Just Because Before it happened, I remember seeing him rotate the ring, the one on his second finger with the… Read more A Big Stone Held in Sharp Claws
Tag: Poems about life
Poems about life
Please Find Me Some New Genes
My Genes Are Worn Out they may not suit you and you may not like them, but you can’t change… Read more Please Find Me Some New Genes
A Life Written In Fine Lines
The Story Of You Is Already Written All those fine lines, so neatly arranged, radial creased folds of skin stretching… Read more A Life Written In Fine Lines
At The End Of The Tunnel
You Know What You Have When You Have Nothing Left There is not a light There is nothing waiting there… Read more At The End Of The Tunnel
Hope Does Not Float In These Waters
Dead In The Water Hope; it starts everywhere; in the bushes of sudan, in the rubble of aleppo, in the… Read more Hope Does Not Float In These Waters
I Have Seen Enough of This World
I Have Seen Enough of This World Bring on the darkness I have seen enough of this world I will… Read more I Have Seen Enough of This World
A Short Cut Out Of Here
A Short Cut Out Of Here Broken green bottle Waiting for him on the street Those sharp, sharp edges
The Mind Is Its Own Place
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
The Magic Of Making Good Things
The Magic Of Making Good Things The workbench was old and dusty and worn, but there was magic in it.… Read more The Magic Of Making Good Things
Every Day I Love Life Less And Less
Every Day I Love Life Less And Less Perhaps it’s just an age thing, this lessening and lessening of feeling.… Read more Every Day I Love Life Less And Less
The Crushing Weight Of Night
in the blue black night
under the weight of darkness
a soul can be crushed
The Fragility Of Life
The Fragility Of Life living or dying the fragility of life so easily lost
All I Need Is A Million
All I Need Is A Million I don’t need too much just enough to get things done a little million
What We Should Leave Our Loved Ones
What We Should Leave Our Loved Ones when all this is over when you are all done what will there… Read more What We Should Leave Our Loved Ones
It All Keeps On Coming
It All Keeps On Coming driving on the motorway the setting sun blinding this son setting out on the road… Read more It All Keeps On Coming
I Have A Strong Sense Of Desperation
I Have A Strong Sense Of Desperation [Warning: this poem contains swearing. Enjoy.] The sun rises. Cold and windless, the… Read more I Have A Strong Sense Of Desperation
Lives Never Started
Lives Never Started old packet of seeds sealed, unopened, and unused lives never started
These Roads Run Like Rivers
These Roads Run Like Rivers In the dark winter night, under thick tilted rain, these slick black roads run like… Read more These Roads Run Like Rivers
Life In The Time Of Covid
Life In The Time Of Covid each day like the last nothing ever different life in COVID time
Was It A Good And Happy Life?
if it was today
if this was the last
what would you say
if someone asked
was it a good and happy life
Some Days Are Evil
Some Days Are Evil some days are evil with nothing good in your life hate comes easily
When You Should Have Said Yes
Too soon, you come to it.
The realisation that, at some point,
you should have said yes
instead of no.
The Abandoned Homes
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
Anger Is An Energy
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
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol Christmas begins in summer. Carol sees the first signs, the cards and wrap and tat that appear… Read more A Christmas Carol
Writing Me Up 