it's that time
leaving
i place a smile
wave goodbye
close the door
fold in half
and cry
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Validation
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
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

adopted by neglect
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…

Free To Speak
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…
Without Tears
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…

Walking Alone
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…
Anniversary
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 …

Word Invasion
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 morediamonds for a diamond
it 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…
Alzheimers
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…

You Can Be You
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…

Layers
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

Waiting
waiting to hear
waiting to know
waiting in fear
waiting in hope
waiting for sleep
waiting for dawn
waiting to stop
waiting to start
waiting in line
waiting in time
waiting for you
waiting for life

Missing List
I miss the silence
occasionally deafening
I miss the comeraderie
when we clapped and held a light
I miss the frequent family chats
via zoom and what's app
I miss you telling me
stay safe wear a mask
I miss…

Forgotten
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…
bare-faced
Scanning
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 …

different kind of love
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…

You Couldn't Make This Up
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…