Tag Archives: pain

Broken

I wish that I could have mended your broken wings even as you fell I see deep sadness etched on your face your downturned mouth betrays you well You chose darkness as a familiar friend given the horror of your … Continue reading

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Born to You

In this dreamworld I am born to you In this illusion Feel me warm to you I’m a prisoner Of this flickering view I dance this dance That wears a darker hue And yet I dream To find the smallest … Continue reading

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Hush, Did I Hear You Say…..?

I am the stuff of regret Faded portraits in handmade books Hidden from the light Snippets of songs Fleeing from the putrid Memories of the night I cannot kill my past with sleep… I cannot beat it down, dead dog … Continue reading

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RCC Update – Any Advice Most Welcome!!!

Can I make a confession?  Right now I feel like I’m on the brink of nervous exhaustion. My work life is out of control at the moment.  Every day brings new, complex problems and massive juggling of resources and politics, … Continue reading

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Fear – Nothing Now But You

All my nightmares now are you There is no other person, thing, or creature That can so chill my blood Rend the very beat from my heart Make me sick, to my soul At the very thought Of crossing your … Continue reading

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Elemental

I am left Free-floating up in the air I am left Wondering if I should care I am left Here, when I should have been there I am left Floating here, up in the air I have fallen Deep to the … Continue reading

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Whirling Rhyme

In hallowed halls These wretched days When valour calls Above the haze The blood you spill The lives that fall Will haunt you still Will sound the call The hand you play The friends you kill Will lead the way … Continue reading

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Performance

You perform Your unique pantomime Causing such heartbreak As the rhythm keeps time Voice of an angel Heart darker than death Searching for victims With every breath Subtle seduction You hide it all By seeming to show Your heart on … Continue reading

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Honour and Sacrifice – for ANZAC Day

I’m re-posting this – one of my earliest poems on this blog, at the suggestion of my friend Ann. This poem is about and for my Uncle Gavin who marched in the ANZAC Day marches while he was still alive. … Continue reading

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Sickness

Sickness pulsates First vague headache Along stretched sinuses And belly turning Inner revolutions Simultaneously Chills across the torso Pin pricking arms And deep tiredness Susserates the form Eyes heavy but somehow Too swollen to close Back and forth Undulating waves … Continue reading

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