Sunday 31 July 2011

Treading Water

Are we really just
Treading water,
Killing time
Until we die?

Propelled forward
by an inveterate
Purposelessness,
Possessed of nothing more than a
Vague hope
That there
Must be something more;
Something more to come,
Something more feel,
Something more to explain it.

Why most there?

Isn't having a life to live wonderful enough?

The NOW is all you have.
Live in it,
And BE that something more.




Wednesday 27 July 2011

Who said?

That words can never hurt?
They need a slap with a multi syllable agressor.

Tuesday 26 July 2011

On a train

It's so hot, am I there yet?
No, I'm not!

Wednesday 20 July 2011

Hmm

God damn it all to merry hell,
The raving loons are come as well,
I thought I'd get out 'fore they came,
Just goes to show
Well, who is sane?
They can't tell that I'm not them,
But I know they're not me,
And if we ever mix it up
Just who then will I be?


Tuesday 19 July 2011

Right Now

This is how I am feeling RIGHT NOW!


Really.
It's a good job that 
a) I don't have access to sharp objects 
b) I'm not a psychopath
c) I'm not a man
d) I can tell myself it's only a job and in a few hours there's a glass of wine waiting for me!!

Saturday 16 July 2011

My Gran

I want to see my Gran again,
I can't and that's not fair,
She's in my head,
Come rain and shine,
Why can't she still be here?

Why can't I see her
Coming through the kitchen
With a smile,
She wrapped me in
Such gentle love
I felt myself worthwhile.

So many things have happened
Since she died,
So much to share
So many stories to be told..
Why can't my Gran be here?

Still,
I use the things she gave me,
Keep her memory strong and clear.
Remembering years of happy days
These trinkets keep her near.

And if I want to hold her close,
And hug her now and then,
Well that's OK,
It's only 'cause
I miss my lovely Gran.

Thursday 14 July 2011

There's a light..

At the end of the tunnel,
I saw it I swear.
Bye, bye gloom!!
Wait, light.
Stay there, 
Stay bright!
I'm coming!
Where did I put my bicycle??!

Tuesday 12 July 2011

Call In

Why don't you,
Pledge some cash,
There's fun and games
And loads of laughs,
To raise some money
For their cause,
Right worthy,
No, please;
No applause.
Don't worry
If you can't get through,
Just calling
Was damn good of you!
So
Send an email,
Or a text,
Or fax us if you can,
Or save some pennies
In a jar,
And really, I'm a fan!
Thank you
For calling,
Bless you all,
Remember
Love not hate!
We'll raise some cash
To buy those things
And then
Won't life be great?!!

Friday 8 July 2011

Ants - the return

They're back!
My God, they didn't die
There's more of them today.
I need a multi-pack of death
To make them go away!!

How many tiny spaces
In my back step
Can there be!!

I think the universe
Has set itself
To torture me!

I won't give in,
I will not cry,
Despite there little legs,
Despite their
ITCHY, Itchy ways
They will not make me beg.

Oh Nippon death
Seal up the holes,
And keep them trapped below
If I can't see them
I don't care,
But if I can
I know!!


Wednesday 6 July 2011

The Future

Celan, 
A creature wise and old,
The future to himself did hold.
For written on his weathered shell
An ancient soul, 
Who’s fate could tell 
A story, 
To those few that saw,
In stars and omens, 
Near and far,
A portent of far better days,
When Celan 
All the world would save.

Tuesday 5 July 2011

I sing

I sing
And my brain smiles.
I breathe and I live.
I sing
And my heart beats.
When I sleep,
 I dream,
When I sing
I wake.



Friday 1 July 2011

A Good Person

Am I a good person only if I think good thoughts?
Am I a good person only  if I do good deeds?
Am I a good person if only I know
What I think, what I do?

Really, it doesn't matter.
Every day
We all weigh our own souls.

Don't trust the sanctimonious
Who use their 'goodness' as a weapon
To bludgeon and bemuse.
Their wanting leaks through the gaps.

It's easy.
First do no harm.
It's not rocket science.
Am I a good person?
Who's to say.