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 …
Category: Poetry
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 …
An outstanding school
Approximate reading time: 4 min Written the 14th May 2022 Today I got sent To a school near Kew As I arrived at the door I almost immediately knew… It was going to be “One of those days!” What was it, pray tell That gave it away The huge sign on the gate And from …
Letting go of the agenda
Approximate reading time: 2 min Written the 14th May 2022 It’s been a good week I’ve got lots to say I was with a Y1 class For a full 3 days And I loved them so much With every fibre of my being It’s hard to explain The intensity of feeling Such gentle, kind children Who’ve …
To Binnet, with love
Approximate reading time: 8 min I am incredibly happy to report that I have found 3 single women for my master’s study. I can’t even begin to describe how relieved I am. Apparently, I’m not the ONLY almost-50-singleton in the world;-) So this week has been pretty chilled and happy, despite the fact that my …
That swear word ‘should’
Approximate reading time: 5 min I’ve lost my writing mojo. I think my dissertation is freaking me out too much. So far, I have had exactly zero responses to my reach out for participants for my study. For the love of God, surely I can’t be the only single 49-year-old female in the whole, entire …