11/03/2019 If there’s one thing I’ve learned It’s to never hesitate When it comes to love And to always think twice When it comes to hate If only I had stopped to think Before I broke the law hard I wouldn’t have suffered So profoundly for years And if I had taken A leap ofContinue reading “Love and Hate”
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Doom and Gloom
30/01/2019 Take a deep breath And settle in for Another installment Of life in the slammer: A fight on the walkway An overdose on methadone An inmate bashed and off to the hospital Like happened to me one time A 47 day hunger strike No one knows how it will end The suboxone trade flourishesContinue reading “Doom and Gloom”
Missed the boat
16/07/2018 Here’s how it happened In a train station in Okayama In the pouring rain I told her I loved her And she didn’t say anything Just started kissing my face My lips, my forehead, my eyes That morning I had cried For the first time in adult life With a scotch hangover And aContinue reading “Missed the boat”
Office space
2018 I’ve done the office thing I worked in HR Paying the nurses at the hospital Only a year but it took its toll The floor I worked on Was nicknamed ‘The Morgue’ And I was late every day But I cheated on my flex time Said I’ll do better next time My boss keptContinue reading “Office space”
Colour and Sound (Eternity)
An explosion of colour and sound I open my mind and the world falls in Everything and nothing all at once Apply the golden filter And catch the best this wild world Has to offer The future is now And what an exquisite gift A human body and mind To plot through the malaise TheContinue reading “Colour and Sound (Eternity)”
Die Young
The future is never clear And it’s a possibility That I will die young Before life has truly begun So I say, with a hint of irony That should this be the case Scatter my ashes at the place Where I found peace when I was meek The old skate park in Weston Creek WhoseContinue reading “Die Young”
Tentacles
The golden octopus Contemplates the cosmos Dances with the tentacles of time As the ultimate trip To be a living thing In the time of technology Permeates our souls with wonder Life moves slowly A the crustaceans crawl These crabby types At war with the world But the star of the show Is the glitteringContinue reading “Tentacles”
Healthy, Wealthy and Wise
When my time comes Let me be healthy, wealthy and wise Let me proud But not ruled by pride Let me be handsome On the in and the outside Let me show love With no remorse Let me stay Right on course Let me laugh Without the nervous grin Let me be safe Let meContinue reading “Healthy, Wealthy and Wise”
The Melting Snow
The weather of time is merciless I’m snowed under Can’t live can’t move Can’t go outside The storm was an animal A bull in the ring And I survived By the skin of my teeth Now the worst is over Spring is on the horizon And as those first tentative rays Of the heavenly sunContinue reading “The Melting Snow”
