You want to know where I am I am where I said I would be. I am right here. Writing. Quiet.

Ring ting ting Hear ye Hear ye Rise up and shine Lead me let me wander And if that should fail I will bark in your face

Immersed in the slabs of the labs of forensic diviners  My poetry brain sits in some sick existential crisis While cannibals do their work with swift expertise I rob the thesaurus I wish I had more cheese I stare at the screen that’s looming in…

Yoga, meditation, too my body needs you hands touch the floor stretch my brain into four so it can think more hour twenty is here this ritual I hold dear I stretch my hands high for a metaphor of sky then jump up three times…

Cross barred Gordon reminded by the stroke of eleven Sweet briar Mary was waiting at the Ceilidh  But graves dug deep and marked rest in peace Prevent the dead from keeping their promises

I’ve a routine which consists of Avoiding routine. Rerouting.   Never exit and enter through the same door, You never know who is waiting in the corridor. A pissed off orator, or ex.   My son, every morning Our routine was eggs, But no more…

what is love when it’s one-sided? What is love if you’re not appreciated? what is love when you feel like the journey is just yours? What is this kind of love on rainy days? In the heat? On bad days? What is love when it’s…

Wake early, body ready like a colt brain fogged like an old horse drink fresh water Shower, skin cool, basic stretches, look out for knees, coffee, painkillers, boiled egg, blueberries. Lace up the lilac trainers with tangerine soles, Attach barcode at wrist. Car keys or…

DO I NEED YOU? I wrote your value on my hand, But the soap washed it away. I wrote your value on paper. But the wind blew it away. I protected you in my bank, But my busy schedule kept you away. I toiled day…