Sing Til Your Petals Fall Off
Sing til your petals fall off Grin til it all comes down Strike a match on old tears Tread freely across broken dreams
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Sing til your petals fall off Grin til it all comes down Strike a match on old tears Tread freely across broken dreams
Read More Sing Til Your Petals Fall OffI don’t want your kisses
Send them to those in need.
Today I have no problems
Because I’m free to walk.
Read More My Windows are Intactblack vein-filler i choose to sit in and sip gentle wait for that caffeine to deliver a speed-shot mental booster ideas run hot over my computer
Read More coffeeBlue flame burner + Low income earner = 0
Read More Compatibility RatingI’m really pleased to say I’ve had my poem, Dig In, published over at A Slice of Anxiety. I hadn’t heard of this journal before, but the title and the ethic sounded like a good fit for the theme and it seemed the editor was in agreement. Funnily enough, I learned the same day that […]
Read More Poetry in A Thin Slice of AnxietyAll hail the first light, dedicated to those who survived the night. Like the woman who lays there bleeding, hope receding, doctors lay their verdict down gently, but either way it’s a sentence, like the one with the prevalent thoughts that overpower the everyday, internal power struggle to keep unseen forces at bay, or the […]
Read More First LightI’m really proud to be in this month’s Visual Verse. I wrote this poem in response to the image, but also to the conflict in Palestine and Israel that was happening at the time (and still is). For me, there seemed to be a connection between the two and I was really pleased to be […]
Read More Painted LinesLend me a vision to climb on Shout me some news to drink Stake a claim to a future that’s in clear sight Full beam ‘Cos the roads are more overgrown than ever in this enduring night.
Read More Full Beam DreamYesterday was the funeral of my brother’s wife who passed away last month. Her death was especially tragic as she had struggled to find her place in the world and was finally beginning to build a life here in the UK. I wrote this poem in her memory and in the hope that it gives […]
Read More Letter to the EditorI’d just like to say thank you to all the people who have visited my site recently. It’s been a tough couple of months for a number of reasons and every like and follow means a lot and encourages me to keep going. I’m busy working on a non-fiction submission about Dartmoor and have some […]
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