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As a child
As a child
Friends knocked the door
Eagerly excited
You were waiting for
To hear the question
As it left their mouth
Asking your parents
If you were coming out
As a child
We’d run around
No care in the world
And acting the clown
Getting dirty
And playing in mud
Making as many adventures
As we possibly could
As a child
I was building a wall
To keep me safe
And ca...
Saturday 1st August 2020 1:08 pm
Hiding amongst the molecules
I hid behind the veil
waiting to surprise you
but you never appeared
so I melted into the fabric
and became a part of the universe
that is never more to be seen
a molecule among millions
I found my place and am happy there
faceless, indivisible, a cosmos
inside a myriad of stars
a silhouette inverted
a ghostly whisper of a dream
floating around in a whirlpool
...Monday 11th February 2019 5:32 pm
No Answer
No Answer
Either .. or, Neither .. nor.
Your answer, is one of four
Always "NO" or "I don't know"
But in general "I'm not sure"
Keeping silent is an answer
Complicates the issues more
Gaps grow in hearts faster
To close mainly our main door
Hiding always simple things
That I'm really pleased to know
Same as birds lost the wings
How to f...
Saturday 2nd February 2019 12:55 pm
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