There's a whisper on the stairs, of a secret dark and dim. There's a stillness in the shadows, filled with fear and hurt. . No-one saw what happened here, no-one really cares. Just a dirty child found cold and nameless, lost. . Allocate a bedspace, note down a statistic. Add it to the system, turn… Continue reading Lost, Found and Lost Again ~ A Poem
Category: Poetry
Remembering the Beginning
It's been nearly a year since I closed my eyes and listened to my heart. It was bruised and battered, a little shy and afraid of getting hurt even more. But it needed to feel again, needed some excitement, some freedom without guilt. It needed you. It needed you to ask if I wanted… Continue reading Remembering the Beginning
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Poetry
It was MD Writer's Club last night and in a change from our usual programme we had a guest speaker in. Brenda Read-Brown is a writer, primarily a performance poet and it was brilliant to listen to her - I forget how much I love watching performance poets because they challenge me to think often… Continue reading Poetry
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Mother vs Chav – A Poem (100WCGU) (National Poetry Day)
Mother vs Chav The baby's crying - third time tonight. Inconsolable wailing - nothing I do is right. It was that idiot that did it - I'd swear and call him names but none are rude enough to fit. - Yes, that pillock is to blame. Roaring past the flat at sixty… Continue reading Mother vs Chav – A Poem (100WCGU) (National Poetry Day)
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My Personal Lent Project 2012
I'm rubbish at Lent. There, I've said it. I have no staying power at all, I start out with the best of intentions and usually fail by the end of the first day (or second if I'm lucky) - a bit like New Years Resolutions. With that in mind I've decided to approach Lent a… Continue reading My Personal Lent Project 2012
Carole Finds Her Wings 