Before my mum died, I never really took naps.
Couldn’t really understand it,
there was so much else you could do.
But then she died,
and it was just before midday
and I realised -
there’s so much day left.
It stretched on and on in front of me,
hours and hours of this same day,
still waiting.
So I went upstairs,
I told the people that needed to know,
and I went away for a while.
I woke back up in time for an evening meal
with an extended family filled with love
and a sister returned from work
and a phone beeped full of support.
And it’s been two years,
and the days stretch on
and still, almost every day now, I go away for a wee while.
Skip just a little bit,
every day.
I wonder if I should stop
Would my mum approve?
Probably not.
Maybe I’ll try tomorrow,
but still,
it’s late in the evening now.
Time to go to sleep,
Goodnight
May 11, 2018
May 11, 2018 at 5:06 PM UTC
When you stop to think
about how your mind takes up
infinitely more space
than the small gap between your ears
Feb 29, 2016
Feb 29, 2016 at 4:32 PM UTC
Every day I hope you'll choose me
Every day you don't.
Every day I think: Today, today he'll choose me.
Today he'll understand
Today he'll explain
Today he'll see me, and really even love me
Today he didn't
But tomorrow... man, tomorrow he'll choose me
Dec 17, 2015
Dec 17, 2015 at 7:45 AM UTC
Sometimes, when I forget to be myself
I find that I'm an adult
Oct 10, 2015
Oct 10, 2015 at 3:26 AM UTC
I fought for my heart,
to get it back. For my smile,
I will have to look
Apr 10, 2015
Apr 10, 2015 at 5:26 PM UTC
I saved my virginity for the person I loved...
The person I loved didn't want it
Dec 9, 2014
Dec 9, 2014 at 9:10 AM UTC
The thing about Narnia is
Narnia leaves
and the kids return back to the real world with
both reluctance
and vigour.
But what if Narnia didn't?
What if it hovered,
shadowed around the edge of their vision,
Aslan in the corner of their eye
the White Witch frosting across
bodies of water.
Would they go back to school?
Would they fall in love with someone who
just didn't get
the game
they used to play when they were kids?
"You bailed on us again, Peter"
"Susan, stop looking out the window!"
"But you've always loved sweets"
"Lucy, lions can't talk."
So yeah.
Start again,
*******
I mean,
you changed Narnia for the better,
Right?
Right?
Oct 9, 2014
Oct 9, 2014 at 8:05 AM UTC
What if,
what if
the moon just flickered.
As if
it never happened.
What if,
what if
the moon was gone.
And I looked
away from you
for a moment.
What if
everything
you knew
was wrong.
And beliefs
were just that.
What if,
what if
the moon just flickered
and when it came back on
everything you knew was wrong
Jul 5, 2014
Jul 5, 2014 at 5:29 PM UTC
Sometimes people break up
and there's not a **** thing you can do about it.
Finis
Jun 13, 2014
Jun 13, 2014 at 3:17 AM UTC