tens
hundreds
thousands
unnoticed they die
their number up
but never called
demographic unknown
daily updates forgotten
next slide please forgotten
wash your hands forgotten
wear a mask forgotten
keep your distance forgotten
warnings
disregarded
unheeded
tens
hundreds
thousands
unnoticed…
For decades football has been about money, fans' feelings flung to the sidelines, homes of football renamed, removed, demolished, emblems redesigned, colours sullied, players graded by statistics, assists, completed passes, goals (the only stat that actually matters), game times changed…
Read moreScanning
anxiously
around each
every corner
adrenaline rushes
the aisles Pac-Man runs
you try to evade
but they appear
unnerved
bandits without masks
tiptoeing across your path
grabbing that which you
physically-distanced
are looking for
outlaws of compassion
standing
delivering …
now we have
a different kind of love
a love that's taking
the long road home
you tell your stories
stitched together
in a broken memory of truth
we listen like we've never
heard the story before
do our best…
Found you dressed this morning,
sitting on the edge
of your home hospital bed
in your polka dot swimsuit.
You thought you were on holiday,
but couldn't understand why
the pictures on your wall
were the very same as the…
chatting about your ashes
you laugh
engaged interested
surprised
a diamond ring
necklace
bracelet
earings
turning a diamond
into a diamond
ideas flow
from the blooming obvious
burying you under a rose bush
to downright dangerous
scattered
out of the…
sitting on the living room floor
in the same position we'd have sat
if the sofa had been there
we took up our usual places
you up one end
me the other
the room is totally empty
except for us …
this afternoon
you cut my hair
i sit on a kitchen chair
in the living room
watching tv
you work and ask
are these the right clippers
i watch the screen
yes i’m sure
why
there’s a lot coming off
…
Read morei like my mask
i feel safe
emotions
not so easily read
some
without masks
smile at me
i smile back
