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”

Be

Just beThat’s all you needTo beThere is no other ingredientNo other needThere is nothing elseI beI’ve often found it hardTo beBecause other people knewHow to be meBetter than meOr I thought they didButWhen I learned that theyWeren’t meThen I knew that I couldFind meBecause I wasn’t seeking myselfIn themI could work out whoMe isI couldContinueContinue reading “Be”

Angel’s Wings

Photo by KoolShooters on Pexels.com You couldn’t see her wings Except in the smiles of those who knew herShe didn’t fly or shed feathersBut she healed those who knew how to seeShe wasn’t eight feet tall or a being of lightYet she pushed back the darkness with her loveShe wasn’t AngelicIn fact she was rarelyContinueContinue reading “Angel’s Wings”

For a Daughter’s mum and for Herself

Photo by Elina Fairytale on Pexels.com She was meThat’s how it wasI am herAnd that’s how it isMother and daughterDaughter and motherFriends first and foremostNever to be separatedWhen she left I leftBut I stayedAnd I know that she would want meTo be happy in this life“No matter” she would say“No matter what”She too lost peopleButContinueContinue reading “For a Daughter’s mum and for Herself”