Following the roads that lead along the river, the turns and washed out crevices that only we know. Under the shadows of moving clouds in the vast Kansas sky I kissed you in a ring of watching oak trees, the first witnesses of my heart…
Category: Marathon Poem
Protected: poem 9 hour 9 homesick for another world (“borrowed title” poem)
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(Hour 06) 03.30-04.30am. PROMPT, stuck in a very small place, actual or metaphorical
sentence many are the days my grief & i wish to simply curbkick company lock all the doors draw closed the curtains keep out as much of the cold as we can cuddle the past under the doona as we slide between the covers to…
Just one more moment is all I need to breathe the words “Tu me manques” On your lips
Blame Game
We often look for someone to blame for we need to cover up our shame to family and friends we find only dead ends and our arse is all alone in the flame.
9. The Messenger IX
BrandNew, brand new Every day, I’m brand new We are a lot like me To be BrandNew, every day Much more than new Thousands, millions Between the police and the BrandNew Nobody knows very well But all, they are brand new Police are looking Everywhere…
Uprooted
Gentle hands lift me up, Whisper sweet things You think I can’t hear. Plunge me down Into the soft black, Half bury me. Sweet things once again Now you give me a drink And pat around me. I don’t know much About windowsill life But…
Finding Me (Haiku)
Waiting for love I Found a man that taught me more About who I am.
A Map of the World
I don’t need a map of the world. I just need a map to carry love from my heart to yours and back again. I’m not planning to stay or moving in. But I’d like to visit from time to time. And fantasize that you…
Family
Do not see the cracks Only see the love Do not see the problems Must keep going Must stay together Must not fall down Can he stay? Should he go? See the cracks Cannot feel the love See the problems Cannot keep going Cannot stay…