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Pressure of Christmas
Pressure of Christmas.
It is that time again endless adverts and pressure from the telly,
To emotionally blackmail you and ring you out of every penny.
Convincing you what you currently have is old and out of date,
implanting instructions in your mind they all need to be replaced.
Last year they were the best items ever to had been invented,
A year later they tell y...
Tuesday 26th November 2024 4:53 am
Through The Storm
A mother’s heart, In pieces,
All hope gone.
Quietly she sits, Reminiscing On the day it all went wrong.
Heart-crushing words,
Unthinkable—
Her whole world torn apart,
As the doctor said,
Apologetic, “We can’t hear the heart.”
Completely numb,
Bewildered,
She sits with a blank stare,
In total denial, Refusing To face her deepest fear
She cried out loud,
Unyiel...
Thursday 14th November 2024 6:01 pm
Born in a Dream
Born in a dream.
Forever cherish the day they are born.
The day you know your heart has finally been won.
You fall in love with the bundle of pure innocence.
Not yet harmed by life’s pretence
Squeeze them, hug them protect them from all harm.
Make sure the road they travel on is always peaceful and calm.
Help them achieve what you could only dream.
Show them that ...
Monday 11th November 2024 4:55 pm
Written in Stone
an epitaph
covered in overgrown grass
numbers and a letter encrypted,
written to the deceased,
for only those who knew him
you’d truly understand
Saturday 2nd November 2024 4:14 pm
Rain Check
You got alot of nerve, stirring up mess
Churning emotions til they fester and burn
Wrecking havoc, thriving in your habitual habit
Unconcerned with the environment, leaving it in misalignment
Antagonized by your exasperation
Declared our common enemy out of correlation
To fan out the flames of your generation
Sunday 27th October 2024 5:13 pm
She left home
She left home like a stranger in the night
No goodbye for the parents behind her
Shattered, broken and distraught
This isn't what they thought
Estranged and departed
Seperated and disheartened
Where do you belong?
Now you know there's something wrong
Meanwhile the parents stay
Like sharks circling at your bay
Only time will tell
In heaven or hell
...
Thursday 17th October 2024 3:49 pm
In the Embrace of the Night
In my childhood, the night was always a scary thing,
Its silence seeped into my soul,
Its darkness created many shadows,
I saw ghosts mocking me.
Its reflections crept into my closed eyes.
It felt like there was no place to hide.
My little self was too afraid of being caught by them.
Yet, with you by my side, I felt safe.
You became a strong fortress ag...
Tuesday 15th October 2024 10:03 pm
Inclined
It’s frustrating being a generational curse breaker
Ion got nobody to look up to
I’m on this back breaking, google searching “do I need a co-signer?” journey alone
I can’t stand that I don’t have a reliable person to lean on
Was I born just for the cute baby pictures and outfits that people love?
I’ll rather had y’all save that money to go into my college fund
I didn’t wanna...
Tuesday 15th October 2024 7:31 pm
Home
If our grandparents left their house,
we'd miss the Autumn evening drive
to there after school on Fridays,
down the road where people rarely
discover their way to the village with
thirty-five locals, still quite hidden & remote.
We'd miss the night's clouds on
silent stained glass of the village
Church as it greets us just before
the flare of trees & village green
is still distinguis...
Sunday 13th October 2024 8:57 pm
When That Little Boy Is in His Solitude
The little boy has cloudy eyes, yet no tears ever fall.
The little boy often hides his voice behind a faint smile.
The little boy grew into an adventurer,
Singing along with the howling storm,
Fighting the thunder that echoed across the sky,
Confronting the sun that burned the horizon.
The little boy has bones of steel.
The little boy could be anything those...
Tuesday 1st October 2024 6:21 pm
From Your Little Moon “Dear Mom..”
Dear Mom...
Every morning, the scent of warm rice from the cooker,
Along with the echoing rhythm of your footsteps,
And the sound of boiling water poured into a coffee cup,
Never fails to wake me up.
It’s a harmony I always long for,
A melody I always wish to hear,
It is etched vividly in my mind.
Dear Mom...
Your voice through the phone gent...
Saturday 28th September 2024 6:12 am
Option 3
Am I ready for the things I acquire ?
Used to mediocre things
Not having enough money to buy what I need
My goal has always been the finer things
Wearing what I want, living where I want
It seems small but those are big to me
I don’t live above my means
Watched people go down that road
It’s not a pretty scene
I’m scared about what I would do when I acquire what ...
Saturday 21st September 2024 2:37 pm
A love only Grandma can give
There isn’t enough hugs that grandma can give me that I’ll be satisfied with
If I could I would enveloped myself in her arms for eternity
The safeness that I feel within her warm embrace is not something this world can replicate
She embodies the love that people in this world long after
Her love shines brightly on her face whenever she sees me
And my cheeks can’t help but hurt w...
Sunday 15th September 2024 8:00 pm
Single The Odd One Out
Single the odd one out!
Baby blue, sky blue, navy blue, red.
Correct!
Red does not belong here.
Let's do another one.
Jeans, jumpsuit, jacket, towel.
Correct!
Towel does not belong here.
Now, for the final round.
Sister, mother, brother, father, I.
Correct again!
'I' does not belong here.
Saturday 7th September 2024 11:49 pm
A letter to my Father
If we could rewind the clock
Would you be different
So that I could know how it feels
To feel the love of a Father
Maybe I could run into your arms
Instead of away from your fists
You could be my hero
Instead of the nightmare that persists
Left with questions I cannot answer
What version of me were you after
You never liked my face
So neither did I
I look in the mirror
And...
Friday 9th August 2024 8:40 am
Left
Left
5:27 am
It is time to get up.
Airport.
Shower – I use the woman’s fancy shampoo.
Toothpaste, lotion, brush; done – in the black hygiene bag.
The woman enters the bedroom to check on me, “You have everything?”
“Yes,” I say, “I think so; if I leave anything, you could send it to me?”
“Yes, of course.”
“Okay,” I say. She walks to the kitchen and sits down softly with ...
Monday 24th June 2024 5:50 pm
Tide Pools
A cigarette glows
reflected in the truck windshield
careening through the city night
These headlight beams
fruitlessly searching
for something gone
The Grand Rapids highways
never take me where I want to be
not even close
I drink awhile at Anchor bar
a quarter spinning on the table
thoughts go round, keep coming back
'til my skull's swimming too
Two more beers
heads they’re mine
t...
Monday 24th June 2024 4:41 pm
The Cathedral
Father told me, when i was young, that his mother told him ‘if you can fit pinky to thumb around your wrist you are too thin’. When I managed to grasp my arm half way up, pinky to my thumb, I saw success. It’s hard to see sadness when you are sick. Mother taught me forgiveness was not earnt, but expected. So, when you lied to me I knew what I was to do next.
The cathedral was o...
Monday 17th June 2024 7:34 am
Father's Day
Greetings cards with wine or wellies
Gardening, golf and air guitars
Flawless lawns, beer bellies
For this is what you are
You’re slower, balder, fuller faced
Your jokes fall flat and stale
That bike you bought, still in its place
Another mid-life fail
The Lycra was more than a stretch
You ’re living in the past
Running uphill makes you retch
And your tr...
Saturday 15th June 2024 3:43 pm
Mouthful of Words Poem after Brian Moses
Mouthful Of Words
Poem after Brian Moses
These are the words my teacher teaches,
omnipresent, evaporating, invigilator, dichotomy,
diminuendo.
Then there are the words at home they choose
in our chatters animated to recounting the news.
There are the words that Grandma always seems
to say that I regurgitate, no matter the situation or their
denoting: bam...
Wednesday 29th May 2024 9:31 pm
Rushed Holiday
Friday at last, speed home from work
The flights tomorrow, few drinks a perk
It's that time, hurray! it's come round at last
But now i'll have to pack and make it fast
I'll pull the cases from the loft space
Unzipped and clean, put ready in place
I open the drawers and tip out all the clothes
Where's my favorite T shirt, God only knows
Three shirts, a tie! A jacket quite light
Not w...
Friday 3rd May 2024 11:30 pm
Uncle Phil
Our house might not be the same now that I’ve slipped away , you might feel oh so empty and not sure how to fulfil your day .
We shared so much memories , time and love .If you’re feeling lonely talk to me and I’ll be listening up above .
Don’t be sad too long or grieve on the question why , I needed my time of peace but this isn’t us saying goodbye .
You will hear me rustle through the ...
Sunday 21st April 2024 6:06 pm
Entropy
Where has it brought me
To the point of hatred towards my own kin
Less in thought and more of it on me
Why do I hate my mother
She’s taken my youth and discouraged my future
Left to take hold of her addictions
Copying what I know I don’t want
So why do I carry on
Doing things that I know resemble her
Cursed by a course of action
Product of a design
Disgusted ...
Friday 19th April 2024 7:52 pm
FAMILY
Be not a leaf
falling from a tree
Be a branch...
part of the trunk
with roots
to ground you.
By Lynn Hahn
Thursday 18th April 2024 6:15 pm
chronic pain
i'm sick of doing the best i can
because it isn't ever enough
if I can't be good,
what's the point of being here at all?
I never sleep well anymore
even though I tell the doctors I sleep fine
I just stare at the ceiling
and live through the lives of others
sit in class with an ache behind my eyes
I can't even tell if the pain is real
excedrin can only do so much
and I think my toler...
Thursday 14th March 2024 1:25 pm
A Bird Now Gone
No bird remains to sing his song.
so silence pounds the whole day long.
In beat with memory of the day
I clapped to make him go away.
The fault, it clearly lies with me
the bird was what the bird should be.
Now I live knowing I was wrong…
to want to silence any song.
Thursday 29th February 2024 7:13 pm
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