No attachments, sure, OK, easier said than done,
Cause losing stuff you’ve worked on hard, just simply isn’t fun.
Apart from time and finger strain, from hacking at the keys,
And perspiration that has been converted from the teas.
Flowing freely…
No attachments, sure, OK, easier said than done,
Cause losing stuff you’ve worked on hard, just simply isn’t fun.
Apart from time and finger strain, from hacking at the keys,
And perspiration that has been converted from the teas.
The lumbering beast was great but gaunt
Bedraggled fur it could no longer flaunt
With uneven patches, like a vagabond’s coat
Though beggars would avoid a land so remote
In that vast desolation there are no alms
Even sensitive people seldom have qualms
Or care about the struggle to survive, day-to-day
Of these creatures whose habitat is so far away Continue reading “Unbearable”
Hello Angels! Are you there?
Please, send me a sign to show you care
Can’t you see how I’m confused?
Thoughts are jumbled, heart is bruised
Well, what’s the point of all this
If it’s only in the mind?
It wouldn’t matter if you are
Awake or if you’re blind.
We were in the 26th row of the plane and remained relaxed and seated, as is our custom, watching the final passengers trail out. With only the flight attendant behind us, we got up to retrieve our belongings from the overhead compartment.
“Somebody’s left their shoes here, ” A. said. I peered up and saw a blue shoe. “Let’s tell her,” we agreed and he turned to the flight attendant, “Someone’s left their shoes behind.” She approached and reached in. “Only one shoe! Ah no, here’s the other one.” Continue reading “The Blue Trainers”
Guilt corrodes
It dissolves
More than acid
Destroys resolve.
Wearing shame
Like a cloak of stone
While it whittles inside
Far deeper than bone. Continue reading “Beneath the Gilt”
I forgot that I was special
I forgot that I should speak
As I stumbled on the path
I lost track of what to seek
I forgot about the beautiful
And ugly inner child
That shrunk away, bewildered
From a world so cruel and wild Continue reading “Hole to Whole”