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THE SINKING SLEEP
This sadness, I call it Dune
a mound of sand that forever blows into my life
looming, vast, over my head.
Its eyes, lazy and ancient
at times watch me with strange fascination
a forgotten masterpiece in a deserted gallery.
It calls, heedless of the hour
its scream a dull thud that drenches my heart.
I shrink, writhe, and wither
a forgotten lily
dead before its ti...
Friday 4th July 2025 9:59 am
Resting With What Hurts
Monday 30th June 2025 12:39 pm
The Ego Echoes.
All I hear are elusive echoes of self-depreciation and hatred.
Tracing my memory back to precise occurrences of emotional distress and pain.
The nature of numbness bouncing through the walls of my mind.
Will this arduous voice ever be silenced?
No one knows better how to get under your skin than the mind enclosed beneath it.
We take on the role of nurture or torture whenever we ...
Monday 2nd June 2025 5:25 pm
From The Look Down
Another spotlight, make the headlines.
A final shout-out to the ranks of the-do-fine.
Did I make you stop and think?
Now looking down… from the look down,
me and every other ghost in this town
who couldn’t live life on the brink.
And I say - hey. There’s got to be a way
for everyone who couldn’t be.
Yeah, I say - hey. There’s got to be a way.
Gotta be a way… for m...
Wednesday 26th February 2025 1:09 pm
Have you ever waited a long time?*
As months chased after years, your waiting neared the full ten-year mark.
Have you ever prayed long into the night, only to weep when your prayers go unanswered?
Has the inability to reap the material and spiritual rewards of your efforts ever weighed like a stone in your chest?
Sometimes, a person feels unbearably heavy, as if tons of burdens rest upon their shoulders—
the weight of injustice...
Wednesday 22nd January 2025 9:50 am
Stoney garden
Toys, mugs and letters dress this stoney garden
In lines that would not impress a cold, gnarled sargent
Stones stagger around like crooked teeth
Adorned with names, chocolates and festive wreaths
The view is long, sprawling forever
Lost but knowing in its endevour
The living are still, smiling through their solemness
Clutching Birthday cards with Christmas sadness
...Thursday 2nd January 2025 9:11 am
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