Inspired by a paining at the Wilson Gallery March 2017 The bridge was fragmented arches Three of them, crossing the river With grey stone feet Growing slimy from the water The spill and stuck around them Remnants of a tower still rose On one side, but not it’s twin Nothing but decay Little windows stared […]
Beautiful angel drinking red wine I see her eyes on fire And I know the blood is mine Heavenly angel setting out bait I know it’s a trap But its also my fait Shining bright angel walking the earth I hear her singing The songs of my birth Beautiful angel lips ruby red I feel […]
The forest is dark, the trees – their branches are heavy with leaves of dark maroon, their trunks are stark white and smooth, you walk here, with warmth on your breath, clouds bloom from you, white and incandescent, a veil pours from you, drifting up that’s also down, so dark though the sun is a […]
Glinting crystals within my sight Blood and roses mark the fight As my eyes begin to sting I can’t identify this thing Is this akin to a shame Do I shoulder all the blame? Underneith the winter snow Where the snow drops wait to grow Here I wait for my doom Twilight shadows begin to […]
Waiting lost on the salt sea shore Waiting lost like never before Locked in time and locked in space Waiting with unforgiven grace Listening lost on the salt sea shore Listening lost like never before Birds do sweep and birds do swoop Waiting for the death time coup Looking lost […]
Forgiveness hung on the edge of death Keyed to an outcome Maybe gold could fix the reality Restoring the dreams magnificence You see when the dream shattered It shredded the love Ripping compassion Leaving only tatters Which clogged the heart Smothered in blood Breath struggled Drowning in the remembering Of a trust betrayed Ghost eyes […]
You are a wraith to me now Nothing but a memory Faded to a muzy shadow On the page Flood damage has crinkled your edges Coffee rings daisy chain your face In little etched scars You are smiling soft and sad Sigh like the birds we always tried to catch as children Flit away and […]
7 billion minds encoding the rhthym of life 7 billion awarenesses all wired roughly along the same lines 7 billion idea sharers, pattern seeking minds that search 7 billion lives beautifully unique 7 billion hearts to feel, love… hate 7 billion hungers – some needs, some wants 7 billion people 1 is me – another […]
The dream ran up my spine Pierced my brain Cut segments from my mind And spun me to chaos Took root in my heart Entwining my soul Strangling my courage And suffocating me to oblivion It engulfed my body Shrouding my existance Raking me up from memory And suffused me to freedom
Anthropomorphised concepts Creeping all around They need to be tethered Need to be kept down