She throws a darting eye to her quivering knee and back over her fidgeting fingers. Her lower lip, which is slightly smaller than her top lip, is jutting out further than usual and I can see... read more
Unlike most people, Freddy liked October. Clear skies and crisp air cut through the complacency of summer and made a man want to work. Factory work and sunshine was the devils joke. Not that... read more
His depression is different to mine, and it is different to Wills. His stands on his shoulders, and instead of covering his eyes, it holds them open, Forces him to look, strain,See a world... read more
I saw four dead pigeons in one waterfall The children gazed then played With nothing Or little to say Changing focus and attention and direction ... read more
Home is where I'm not, Racing pylon lines and hedgerows, I watch, as an occasional barn, House or tractor Smudge passed Like lipstick lost on glass Speeding through lush flatlands... read more
Look at me My face red, adamant, Refusing to bruise or swell Someone I once knew well Used to call it whaling Strange, to know well once Time passes, Change hands out new... read more
I've tried to write a few times And the opening line is always My last, A future shaped forever By a lyric from my past Your shadow passes me Walks next to me even, Odd that, ... read more
Lifetimes, course along like rivers, Quick and slower at times, Still and deep, Hemmed in by banks of old familiar, Cheered on by friendly groves, Punctuated with surprises, Twists... read more
As light slowly laps the floorboards, How wonderful it would be To soak up sunshine Drench every cloth and rag With the brightness Squeeze it ... read more
Sickness I feel sick and twisted, And sort of confused. I want to run near to nowhere, But I don’t think I can move. ... read more