30th Birthday 2016
I choose to explain, Before I leave you, Again. That the warmth, Of your heart,
If I had fingers, I would find things. I would fumble, feeling through drawers of cards and notes. Fond felicitations of folk, friends from days gone by; five new pence; four candles;...
In the mists of time, Before the dawn, Your name was written with mine. And so we met. And became,
I will not ask for help. This virus has abandoned me high a… I locked down early. As a health professional I did no… Though I waited.
I’ll never be quite sure how you g… Still you are here. Inside. Moving me. I packed my trunk with memories of…
When life was young we ran with th… Voice of the vortex shouting in ou… Our arms spread wide, coat edges e… Our hair ran in rivulets riding th… Joy, fear, fire in our veins as ob…
Did you see? In her eyes, That sparkle? I think she knew you once, Or twice!
I wanted to say that my friend die… She’s gone from this world for goo… We’ll never meet up, eat some lunc… And I’m sad about that for good. She was adversity’s friend but was…
For Christmas this year, I shall paint my fat face! I can do that you know. A clown, A queen,
I don’t want to hear that. What it was you said. No son of mine could be like that. I’d rather you were dead! Things we shouldn’t talk about.
Oh I waited for you once in a whi… Kicking my blue sandalled toes aga… Regardless of the scuff. You were busy. I was an accessory.
How easily he cries, these days, With thoughts of you. He lies. These days,
You cannot live your life in fear! Each moment missed as looking here… You watch your step; diet; drinkin… Mind your manners; Ps and Qs. Wakeful worry of what might or mig…
Grief is like a deep pool you fall into from time to time. One moment you are walking along life’s weary path and the next you are drowning. Eye achingly broken, flogged by tears and w...
When I get my postal vote I’ll sc… Ponder over which way to go, weigh… I just can’t trust Clegg the betr… Of calm and cuddles and logic and… That when we voted for liberal dem…