fight for freedom
fight for your family
they said
war fueled time
passes by
slowly
each inch gained
takes its toll
each inch lost
every bloody
blame filled moment
scars a soul
fight for your lives
they said
for your…
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a loud thud
on the window
startled
I jump up
look out
and there
on its back
is a song thrush
gasping
I call you
will it die
I ask
stunned I think
you say
it may recover
fly away…
Who is right?
I am,
Me too, I'm right!
Who is wrong?
Not me. Me neither.
I'm not wrong.
Our common ground
Is there a middle,
where we can meet,
see eye to eye?
A quiet place,
a place of…
it's that time
leaving
i place a smile
wave goodbye
close the door
fold in half
and cry
if no one reads you
are you read
if no one hears you
are you heard
if no one sees you
are you seen
yes you are read
because you wrote
yes you are heard
because you spoke
yes you…
Plumbing
Leaves me cold
Under the sink
My head turned upside down oh
Ballcocks another drip
I could call a plumber
Not over my twisted body
Get me my big red wrench
through a window
to a window
where decay resides
damaged
aged
ravaged
adopted by neglect
broken panes gaze upon walls
with neither ceiling or floor
fine wallpaper
skilfully hung
hangs
fluttering
twisting into life
certain escape
a gust away
through…
If I worked
occasionally
in a biscuit factory
and shamed the biscuits
for being soft and tasteless
because
in my opinion
they are soft and tasteless
should I be vilified
ignored
sidelined
dismissed
educated maybe
to ensure
that in future…
I have to sing
somehow
somehow songs will be sung
all the way through
to the end
without tears
then I will sing another
and another
and another
until I have a set
your set of songs
eventually
I will…
In the distance I see three SUVs
parked on a muddy track.
Three people emerge,
one from each SUV.
My path takes me closer,
they are camouflaged,
pot bellied men,
each holds a gun.
I pass them by,
they do…
how many years
have I loved you
how many months
of you and me
how many weeks
have we shared
how many days
have we been here
how many hours
passed us by
how many seconds
without goodbye
35 years …
words invade
unwanted
wanted
they torment
conflict
collect together
forming lines
that demand to be written
controversial lines
political lines
self-indulgent lines
angry lines
lines that betray belief
passion spewed across white paper
meanings misconstrued
misinterpreted
released by the writing…
Read moreit feels close now
have we held you back
stopped you leaving
made you hang on
just a little longer
am I ready
no I am not
never thought I would miss them
my parting words
the same every time…
you look tired
shall I sing you a lullaby
to help you sleep
can you sing
you ask
yes I say
I sing the lullaby
your eyes close
then
when the music stops
your eyes open
somewhat surprised
you say…
I reached for your hands
you let me hold them
did not push me away
this time you stayed
we danced
your face
your eyes
sparkled
you know
don't you
no need to mask
with me
with me
you can…
what doesn't kill you
makes you stronger
it doesn't
layers
relentlessly
painfully
stripped
eroded
one
by
one
is that you
I can't see you
are you in there
your smile
your laugh
your voice
monotone
without colour
I
miss
you