I think you are
my last known
viable human
on this network,
if not this planet;
ordinarity has been
displaced with disparity
and a reaching
for a handhold
in the confusion,
are you here now?
I promise not
to disappear into
my illusionary state
if you promise not
to disclose my location

just in case
you have been waiting,
someday never comes,
it’s always now,
it never changes
from that, so stop
saying it, someday
I’m going to do
this or that,
someday never comes

Do I like dogs?
Well, it depends, you see,
On the dog, on the cat,
On the way they greet me.

Some dogs are sweet,
Others are loud and strong,
Some cats are distant,
Others purr all day long.

I like them all, I guess,
But birds speak to my heart,
Their songs, their wings,
They’re a world apart.

But if you ask,
"Do you like people too?"
My answer is simple:
No, not really—few.

I need to know the animal,
The way they move,
Their moods, their quirks,
Before I can approve.

So I’m a dog person,
But not in the broadest sense,
I’m a bird person at heart,
And a creature’s best friend—
When they make sense.

Other people say wrong, and I say right,
They see darkness, I bask in the light.
They say bad, I say good,
I stand firm, misunderstood.

They say sad, I say glad,
I find joy when they feel bad.
Like Alma Filcott, I wear my grin,
When the world’s frown pulls me in.

You can't make me happy,
While making them all feel the same.
I don’t need your cheer,
To play the happiness game.

For I know my joy is mine to keep,
In a world where others weep.
So let them grumble, let them sigh,
I’ll stay true, with my head held high.

They seek answers, I seek peace,
While they fret, I find release.
For my joy is my own to own,
And it grows when I stand alone.

You left
just a beat
before midnight
and I
woke up
to a brand new day.

He has olive skin like a spaniard.
His chestnut coloured hair
shines like the sun.
His happy, go lucky, demeanour
glows in his smile;
Just like magic.
He broke my heart once: -
but all is forgiven,
as he has made it up to me now
by never leaving my side.

By: Dorothy Elizabeth Mary Blayney
Copyright 26th January 2025.