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Self-ish

Partnered alone It’s unfashionable to be selfish Unnatural not to care more for others than yourself But you have needs and wishes that aren’t compatible with mine Which means that either I care more for you than me And you care more for me than you Or you can’t be who you are And IContinueContinue reading “Self-ish”

Things I Thought I Needed

I’m one in 1,000, which isn’t too shoddy! When I was young I felt like no one and nothing. I’d dreamed of going to university, flying the nest, travelling the world, and having a great career as an interpreter in foreign climes. Instead my parents took me out of school aged 16 because I hadContinueContinue reading “Things I Thought I Needed”

My Saving Grace

Share a story about someone who had a positive impact on your life. The older generation are more valuable than the younger generation may realise If you’d told my grandmother that one day someone would write about her, she wouldn’t have believed you. If you’d told her that it would be on a phone withContinueContinue reading “My Saving Grace”

All the Dreams We Cannot Have

And don’t aim to dance among the stars – aim for the whole shebang! You dreamed and you forgotOr someone told you You couldn’t have itSo you didn’tYou came to this worldInnocent and full of hopeWhich you lostBecause someone else Had already lost their hopePeople talk life downThis and that and all the other can’tContinueContinue reading “All the Dreams We Cannot Have”

All the Love We Cannot Be

A single rose for a single love – of yourself All the love I’ve ever had Has turned bad From the cradle until one single moment Until that moment Rather than a flame to attract I wasn’t even a spark of light Not even a candle extinguished by the wind Where was my right toContinueContinue reading “All the Love We Cannot Be”

All the Light We Cannot See

You are your light Some years ago I suddenly found myself penning a poem called ‘All the Stars We Cannot See’. My true writing is like this, it just appears in my mind and demands my attention until I sit down with a pen and translate that feeling onto paper. A lot of writers workContinueContinue reading “All the Light We Cannot See”

Duck and Run

If you’re unhappy, don’t hesitate, run! Do you care for me?I mean meNot some figment of your mindA construction of your needMeAs I amA human personWith the right to be as humanAs everyone elseWith foiblesUnwise wordingAnd differing beliefsAm I okay as I amOr only when I’m agreeing?Am I nice if I say yesBut deeply suspectContinueContinue reading “Duck and Run”