this
I know
is way more
important
than me.

I wanted more
that’s for sure
a slow dance
a quick gin
I wanted more
that’s for sure
a romance
an easy grin
I wanted more
that’s for sure
a sunset walk
a little talk
I wanted more
that’s for sure
a few stars
maybe less bars
I wanted more
that’s for sure
the moon
if not the stars
I wanted more
that’s for sure
a bit more real
a bit less zeal
I wanted more
I needed more
and that my friend
well that , my friend
that’s for sure.

What do you want
he said
standing boldly in front of me
I’m not sure
I said
but for sure
just a  little bit more
than this

We have always run
just a beat ahead
of the incoming storm
I have always loved you
just a beat ahead
of the rising morn

It’s just another morning
that looks a lot
like yesterday.

Morning makes its entrance
throwing sunlight
on an unslept bed
I stand a few feet away
throwing bouquets
at  an unloved life.

When I left you
I didn’t realise
there was a tiny morsel of you
sewn into my heart
forever

I carry little bits of you
deep inside
the dark inside of me
mostly it’s okay
but sometimes they itch
and start to twitch
and interrupt my day
but  most days
deep inside
the dark inside of me
mostly
on those days
mostly
I’m okay.

I miss you
god, here  it is.
now, at last
it’s been said
out loud
no words
no rhymes
can describe
how much I miss you
or
who I am
without you
or
the fact
that
I miss you
here it is
out loud
at last
I miss you
now it’s said.

Your words flow
effortlessly
from your perfectly
manicured mouth
your audience
guaranteed
your confidence
unbelieved
at least
by me

A child was born
And then another
I was paralysed by their beauty
And their power
I was paralysed by their being
Still am
And yet I held them
Still do
Although I have absolutely no idea
What the ****
I am supposed  to do

This is a love
that needs
no words

There is probably
not much
I wouldn’t do
except
perhaps
say goodbye
to you

and then
the music stopped
and so did we
who knew?
certainly, not me

You are a witch
from a long line
of witches
jump on your broom
and fly!

How many leaves
are on that tree
he said
God, I don’t know
six billion and sixty three
I said
Nah
Just two
he said.

No
Let’s leave it at that
Shall we?

he bought me
diamond rings
champagne
and other things
paid off my mortgage
it was quite an engage
for a moment
for a beat
I was there
until he said
you are amazing
what’s your name?

I am a book
without words
I am a song
without tune
I am a poem
without rhyme
I am a movie
without sound
I am a play
without plot
I am a painting
without colour
I am a sculpture
without stone
I am a woman
without name.

to be near you
sometimes
scares me

Tears
are just water
and we all need
water
to live

In all truth
I know my life started with you
no one else
has ever made sense of me
quite the way
I needed them
to

I don’t need to know
the way home
I might not be heading
that way

my voice is a burden
you don’t need
my words a worry
you don’t need
my serious about serious
you don’t need
my noisiness about noise
you don’t need
my simpleness about simple
you don’t need
my pureness about pure
you don’t need
my world upon yours
you really  really
don’t need
my version of love
you honestly don't need.

There is nothing bad
between us now  
all the bad has
been spilled from us
upon this  floor
gathered up
and flown away
by birds of prey
leaving us
lightheaded
and wanting
neigh

If I live to be two  hundred and ten
actually if I live until
next Tuesday
I will never love again
as I have loved you.

I never told you
forever
I never promised
tomorrow
and for what
it’s worth
at this late stage
neither
did you.

You were never
a party
worth staying up for.

I never asked
for tomorrow
I think
That was you

Every moment matters
know this
if you know nothing else
it matters because it’s you
even now
reading this
it matters because
it’s you and me
that makes it new

say goodbye
to who you were yesterday
know this
for sure
you woke up today
with a chance
to be
a brand new you

I remember
that deep New Jersey
December snow
my burden was too heavy to carry
I tried to lay it down
as we
trudged thru the snow
pick up your feet
you said
we have a long way to go .

Good God , did you see the news today?
Two people died in
Misery
Not sure how far that is from here
Ten hundred miles away
For sure
Maybe more
Surely, it can’t be too close
From those
We hold
Close
and love
The most?

New York City is ablaze with fame
Totally saturated in  blame
New York City can absorb
Your Pain
For one night
Only
but she will never
Ever
remember your
Name

New York City
never scared me
it just asked
a little too much
of me

I am exhausted
by the thought
that I might write
another line
transfixed by the man
who will no doubt
be my
decline

this much I know
if I know
nothing else
there is always
a next.

This is nice
I said
this is love
he said
no
this is just nice
like
I said.

This is nice
I said
this is love
he said
No,
this just nice like
I said

If you asked again
after this long time
I would still say
No

The answer is no
Although
If you continue to ask
all through tonight
and into tomorrow
if you say things
and bring things
Then
Maybe ....
Yes
Maybe... all right
Okay
Maybe
if you continue to say things
then okay
somehow
maybe
somehow
you can make it
alright

Remember when you leave
the ones  you love
kiss their cheek
laugh a wave
say see you soon
remember
just remember
there is no guarantee.

nobody knew what the
question was
but they answered it
anyway.

I’ve just realised
that nobody talks in rhyme
and nobody  walks in time
words are never sublime
nobody told me
nobody said
nobody knew
I care
too much
inside my head

I knew what
I signed up for
just
didn’t expect this much
noise

Millions of words
reign down upon my head
each day
if I could absorb half
I would be a hero
to myself
as it goes
I feel
the noise of too many voices
hurt my soul
create a hole
even I
cannot climb out of.

Yesterday fuels
Tomorrow
no matter how we fight
today excuses yesterday
no matter how we fight
every day
lays claim to both
No matter how we fight

There is no messiah
here tonight
Jesus left
What more did you
Expect ?

I know how you feel
I feel exactly the
same

I don’t actually live here
Anymore
Whoever you see
is definitely not me
I live elsewhere
In my head
Whoever you see
Sitting here
In my chair
Trust me
it’s definitely
Not
Me