Photo by Skitterphoto on Pexels.com The similarity between you and the Holy Roman Empire. That was the original title of a piece of my very old writing that I re-discovered at the weekend, by finally opening the huge box of notes I’d made, poems I’d forgotten, and things I must have known I would eventuallyContinueContinue reading “The Empire of Certainty”
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Tightrope
Photo by Adam Khasbulatov on Pexels.com I’m walking a tightrope To one side is my future To the other my past This is my reality I teeter I thrust out my arms as straight as I can Don’t wobble Don’t lose balance I could fall back into my past Or forward into a future I’mContinueContinue reading “Tightrope”
The Millionaire
Photo by MEUM MARE on Pexels.com I may not be a millionaire I may be the poorest pauper But I have riches that you can share Though I’m not a rich man’s daughter God gave me gold in the autumn In the leaves that fall from the trees And He gave me gold in theContinueContinue reading “The Millionaire”
Time Without Answer
There is always timeAnd there is always an answerEven if that answer is‘I don’t know’(Yet)Because not knowingIs a valid state of beingAnd being includesSometimes not knowingAnd not being afraid of thatTrying to be all things to all peopleIs like taking a thread of hope Attaching it to a Centurion TankAnd sending it into a warContinueContinue reading “Time Without Answer”
I Am What I Am
Photo by Jeffrey Czum on Pexels.com I tossed up whether to include this poemas it’s far from being one of my best. I decided that I would as it representsnot just the discovery of poetry, but howoften poets begin and hone their skillsworking out what’s going on inside them.I would have been desperate when IContinueContinue reading “I Am What I Am”
Numerical Stress
Photo by Black ice on Pexels.com Until I went to college to do a course preparing mature students for university, I was terrified of maths. When they tested me I did get my highest ever marks in maths, but they said my workings out were extraordinarily complex. 17.5% = 10% + 5% + 2.5%! TheContinueContinue reading “Numerical Stress”
A Cause
If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to? I would invest it in social housing in this country. By invest I don’t mean for profit, I would invest in lives. It would be a drop in the ocean, but why help one person when you can help many.ContinueContinue reading “A Cause”
Listen
Photo by Magda Ehlers on Pexels.com There is a love that flows through the universe Just waiting for you to listen Waiting for you to stop And hear It is infinite and infinitesimal It can flow through you And around you If you pay attention It is not a thing of belief Or logic ItContinueContinue reading “Listen”
We Understand and Know???
Photo by Vera Arsic on Pexels.com Communication is the hardest thing that any two humans can attempt. That might sound like a wildly dramatic, overblown statement, but it’s also true. From the many wars and conflicts currently afflicting our planet, through inter-political party arguments, to bully bosses, fractured families, and pseudo friendships, communication is fraughtContinueContinue reading “We Understand and Know???”
Choices Choices
What was the hardest personal goal you’ve set for yourself? This isn’t an easy answer for me as there have been many challenges in my life, mostly emotional which affected my mental wellbeing. Originally I set myself the task of moving on from anxiety, but the problem I had was that I didn’t know whatContinueContinue reading “Choices Choices”
Deb Hawken - Amorah 