Written 18 August 2022 Sometimes this world Absolutely petrifies me When I’m struggling Feeling down It’s only bitterness I see Empty blank faces So many people look the same Veiled Masked Concealed frustration and pain Dull Lifeless Staring at their phones Ignoring their children Making their way home And my head understands it My heart …
Category: Poetry
Accept What Is
Approximate reading time: 4 min I’m back!! 🙂 It’s been a while, I know. I’m not going to apologise for the long silence, because I know I needed it. It’s been a pretty eventful year, full of big lessons I’m still processing, and not quite ready to commit to paper just yet. (All in good …
‘Felt Sense’
Approximate reading time: 3 min Written 27th July 2022 I’m so happy and excited I’m so very relieved I found a therapist to support me With my SSP The moment the screen came up The second I saw her face I felt calm and relaxed In a good mental space Her openness Her smile Her …
Too Tired to Think of a Title
Approximate reading time 20min So, it has been a pretty eventful week to say the least. Can I please start with …..wait for it…. I have five dates planned over the next couple of weeks. Yes, that would be five dates with ACTUAL REAL-life men. It’s a bloody fucking miracle. I was trying to count …
A Game of Catch Up
Approximate reading time: 8 min Written: 18th of July 2022 It feels pretty amazing To write a poem again I haven’t written in ages It feels good to dive in Even if it’s one That’s brimming with rage Things always feel better When they are down on the page So, I’ve had COVID (The bug …
The ‘look’
Approximate reading time: 14 min I am going to attempt to write something ‘fresh’ even though I don’t feel like writing AT ALL. I have been sick for most of the weekend. The inspiration is DEAD, I tell you. Today, on the way to a babysitting job at 7:30 on A Sunday morning, (Waaaaay too …
Frisson
Approximate reading time: 2 min Written 16th June 2022 I learnt a new word That I’ve never heard before That describes something amazing Something I absolutely adore… That feeling of elation Combined with aesthetic chills That listening to music So often instils Or perhaps a beautiful sight Triggers it off Those goosebumps Those tingles From your …
Expansion and Contraction
Approximate reading time: 8 min Written 30th May 2022 You know when you feel Life is happy and just fine Then you’re knocked for a six Every fucking time I feel like I’m going crazy Everything’s scrambled in my head I’m crying all the time Struggling to get out of bed Should I have stopped …
Up down,Up down…UP!
Approximate reading time: 25 minutes Ok, so truth be told, I have been crying a bucket-shit load for the last couple of months. It’s a well-known fact that I cry a lot. As a highly sensitive person, I have come to accept that this is just how I am. I get overwhelmed easily, I cry, …
My. Own. Two. Feet.
Approximate reading time: 4 min Written 15th May 2022 Lo and behold It has to be said After 3 months of diligence My determination is dead I’ve been trying desperately To finish a dam book On my study reading list (Lest it not be forsook!) But now I’m DONE reading I seriously had to stop …