Trapped being perfect and letting others down caught in the lies of performance until I almost drowned Hearing a commotion from further down life’s road a woman shouted back at me: I’ll tell you what I know You’ll slip-up in this life and want to hit the break – don’t be so hard on yourself it’s okay to make mistakes I’d never heard ofContinueContinue reading “Mistakes and Grace (with audio)”
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Reconcile – 2
This poem is incredibly personal and I ask that you treat it as such. I have another piece called Reconcile, but the poems are not about the same person. I hesitate to publish this piece, as it seems incredibly harsh and judgemental. However, these are truly secret thoughts… I spill them out here for you.ContinueContinue reading “Reconcile – 2”
Two Wrong Notes (with audio)
Image found here on Pinterest One wrong note at a time a fumble of loud mistakes too noticeable to cover up too obvious to pretend it didn’t happen One stumbling scale after another I should be able to play better than this Is there any way to incorporate wrong notes so they sound purposeful? One heart trying striving to improve but effort doesn’tContinueContinue reading “Two Wrong Notes (with audio)”
Red Light (with audio)
Image found here He’s a red light Nothing good ever comes from loving men like him I need to put on the breaks as my heart starts to race I should stopI really should stop He’s a red light I nudge the accelerator shutting my eyes keep driving straight into his arms – destined to become a tragedy of mangled hearts I should stopI really should stopI flatten the accelerator toContinueContinue reading “Red Light (with audio)”
Unrecognisable
Photo by Suzy Hazelwood from Pexels I searched for youamongst familiar letters and phrases– I didn’t recognise a single wordI no longer speak your languageWhat I found was our immaturityappearing in all our misunderstandingsuntil our storyread like abandoned hopeIf I could take us back to all our wrong decisionsI’d try my hardest to convince us to take a different path– If only weContinueContinue reading “Unrecognisable”
Secret Thoughts Within 