Take my toxic words
and turn them
into wine.

if by chance
I never make another friend
for the rest of my life
I think I’m okay  with that
I think maybe
you are enough friend
for the best of my life.

You and me
are just a tale of
a heart
defining chance

You talk about love
like you feel
You talk about tomorrow
like you know
You talk about us
like its real.

I don’t want to talk about us now
can’t you see the storm clouds
gathering to the west?

I think you know me
more than I know me
so I’m going to let you
do all the talking

I will take my expensive wine
if you don’t mind
and my conversation
jump in a taxi
short trip
to someone
more kind.

I hailed a taxi
to take me two blocks away
from my life
then realised
you were waiting there
and
everywhere

It was a freezing cold
New York  city night
you laid my love down on the sidewalk
in Chelsea
it was too heavy
to carry home
I get that
we hailed a taxi
and bundled it into the back

I don’t know who
I  should be
without you
come home
and teach me

Can someone  teach me
how to be
the woman
my mother always said
I should be?

Sometimes I think
tears are just whispers
nobody
hears

Do not try to
dry my tears
they have been weeping
for a hundred years
from my eyes
my mothers eyes
and the eyes of others
long gone
and disappeared

My tears are rooted
in my mother
and
my father
no apologies
needed

I cry my tears
inside
because
otherwise
they would stain
my lily white
disguise

Tell me
what to do
with the
bits
you
you left
behind

I will give you two words
and two minutes
to tell me
the world.

Tell me how
to do better
as me
I promise
I will listen

We are deep into a
conversation
there is no turning away from
you should have backed out
ten minutes
ago

We all knew who Thaddeus was
The handsome boy from the wrong side of town
We all knew who Thaddeus was
Sweet of tongue  with an easy smile
We all knew who Thaddeus was
The day the Clement boys came to town
We all knew who Thaddeus was
When he stood in their way
To save young Miss Brown
We all knew who Thaddeus was
When the Clement boys put him in the ground
we all knew our silence would **** him
One way or the other
The Clement boys, Miss Brown
And the rest of us who inhabit
This global town

Happy new year to those of you on this site
who have read and encouraged me this year
and more importantly thank you for writing words that I have loved
and will remember
and on we go!
Here’s to 2024!
See you on the other side!

give me your love
the very best of you
I will inhale it
without care
for that is what I do.

I wanted to write you a love poem
Better than any love poem ever written
By anyone
Ever before
But I couldn’t
I wanted to say words to you
Better than any words that were ever  said by anyone
anywhere
ever before
But I couldn’t
In the end we settled for a drink
And Billy Joel
And that was good enough
At least
That’s what you said

and then out of nowhere
there was you.

love
and then a little bit more
love
and then a whole lot more
love
otherwise
what’s the point?

and then
we laughed out loud
albeit a bit too loud
we just
didn’t know what else to do

and then
I want to write  
another million
words
of then

And then
When there was no one
left in sight
I put out my cigarette
and said
Good Night!

are you the one?
you are singing the song
dancing the dance
talking the talk
walking the walk
you might just be in
with a chance
except
from the corner of your eye
I detect
a lie

In all honesty
I have nothing important or
relevant left to say
but I am definitely
going to say things
anyway

I guess this time
I’m really leaving
I guess this time
you can see
my heart is  really
bleeding

Words flow from me
he said
I can write a poem
without a thought
Words escape me
I said
I can’t write a poem
with a thought

I have no words left
Seriously
I used them all up
Before I was three
Now they tell me
Be careful what you say
you are too old now
Be careful what you say
No one told me that
I would use all the free words
up
before
the age of three

Three words
John
Jack
Boo
Now that’s poetry!

Driving
three bundles of love
to nowhere specific
but loving
the journey

Throw the rope
I’m here
Barely hanging on
That’s clear
Throw it
I’m here
Racked with fear
Throw it
Let’s pretend
even at this late hour
Something
will stay dear

When we are all
piled up and held up
and ******* and styled up
maybe then
and only then
when we all feel safe
we will eventually start to think
about escape

I will love you
‘till the feeling comes back
again.

God
if there was ever a time
it’s now.

Time
falls heavy upon us now
where once
it was forever
Time
will make fools of us now
make small
our best endeavour

Today surprised  me
I wasn’t
expecting
the sun!

Please don’t get lost in
yesterday
join us
celebrate
today

One day
probably not today
or tomorrow
but one day
probably  
not tomorrow
but one day
that looks
a bit like
today
tomorrow
I hope I end up
today
with you

Is this it then
Is this
the best we can do?
Me and you
Come on now
Dig deep
we can do tomorrow
way better than
we did  
today.

I loved you yesterday
I will love you tomorrow
However
Right here
Right now
We are deep into
Today

Today
Will never happen again
So drink it in deep
Tomorrow
Will bring more
and less
and if we are lucky
be today
all over again

The day slowed down
and almost stood still
Silence creeped all around me
poised for the ****
The day slowed down
and almost stood still
Despair nipped at my ankles
devoured my will

I just cannot write the words
that I want
cannot find them anywhere
so I won’t
I will leave it
and try again tomorrow