Monthly Archives: September 2025

You are stood on the floorAll wet and dripping,After effects of my walk,Earlier in the evening;The rain drops slide deftlyOff your pitch black skin,And onto the floorIn tiny streams,Adding a glistenTo your rich darkness. By the morningYou’ll be all ready,Waiting … Continue reading →

There’s a long line,Winding down the lane,People hunched from the cold,Arms crossed, heads bowed down. Nobody talks much,Except to ask the timeOnce in a while;Everyone cranes there neckEvery now and then,To check if someone’s headed back,From the place they’d been … Continue reading →

We could go on a walk,You and I,And it wouldn’t be round the blockOr a quick run to the library;Nay, we would go where our feetWould take us to,Far from the chaos, of our lives. We could go on a … Continue reading →

They had no rightAnd yet they took yours,Oh to be, careless and free,Oh to be, a little wild –You didn’t fight,‘Cause you were stuck –Your feet locked tight,Your tongue, utterly tied,Your eyes, eerily dry,And your gaze, vacantAs if lost in … Continue reading →

I was looking for a needleNot in a haystack, no,But yes, I was looking for one,That I had dropped,Behind the closed door,When I realised I couldn’t quiteGet past that barricadeFor it was locked. I went looking next,For the key that … Continue reading →