Confession
Forgive me father, for I have sinned.
It has been eighteen years since my last confession.
My hands are trembling
Forgive me father, for I have sinned.
In these last eighteen years, I have failed.
My eyes strain to see in the dark.
Forgive me father, for I have sinned.
I am a compulsive liar.
I feel my stomach churn my breakfast.
Forgive me...
Sunday 3rd January 2021 12:33 pm
FORGIVENESS
When you are left black and blue, And all he can do Is turn around in bed, And whisper 'so...
Tuesday 4th August 2020 10:25 am
God's Rays
We walk in silence.
As God’s rays break through the cotton candy clouds.
And shine on the hills on the horizon. ...
Tuesday 14th July 2020 5:17 pm
Hope
They are a hopeful breed.
My grandfather quotes Pope’s ‘An Essay on Man’
As he tells me that “hope springs eternal”.
My mother points at a patch of crocus and bluebells in the Spring,
“A few months ago, this land was barren,
And now there is so much beauty.”
My father references his favourite Cohen song,
When he whispers to me, “There is a crack in everythi...
Thursday 9th July 2020 7:54 pm
Fever
FEVER
There is something in the corner of my room.
I squint to see it in the darkness.
A little boy is sitting on the floor,
Playing with a deck of cards.
I sit up and stare at him.
He sees me and...
Wednesday 8th July 2020 5:00 pm
The Fawns
THE FAWNS
In the place where you were born, there was a field.
And in that field, you watched each May,
With your mother,
As the fawns were born.
In seven minutes, they can stand.
In ten hours, they can walk.
In the place where you were born, there was a road,
And on that road, you will drive one day,
Without your mother.
Away, away.
It will take you eigh...
Wednesday 8th July 2020 4:58 pm
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