The prettiest things The most delicate things We put them on display To enjoy and relish To hold dear What is a garden? Sights and scents Textures and flavours And still, so much more Designed to entice and inspire awe, They teach us patience and humility Provide sanctuary, and Give solemn respite to the weary [...]
What remains at the end of the day is all that defines us. Nothing. There is an empty space where we used to be. It cannot be said that I did not try. Though I am sure there are those who would claim I didn’t, Where is the lie? I did what I thought had [...]
Fight It’s all you can do It’s instinct now One foot in front of the other You march Bone tired One weary foot, then the next Uphill Mountainous, treacherous To nowhere That’s how it seems Still, you trudge Heavy of heart but clear of mind Careful, reasoned movements To salvation vaguely promised Never fully described [...]
How many times have I ended a thought with And here we are I miss you today I said your whole name out loud for the first time in nearly a year and it hurt so bad. I sat for a long time, crying, feeling sorry for me, and for you No one will ever [...]
He hadn’t slept in days Needed to keep moving His beige hoodie looked new. Ish. Ill-fitting, but warm. Necessary. More than a 5 o’clock shadow across hollow cheeks, The greys show through Now more salt, than pepper Would they recognize him? He fixed his hair, slightly thinner on top Shadows stretched [...]
The Kevin Show Episode 2 - The Writers Block - On SoundCloud
You say you are so hard done by You want my sympathies You want me to hear you, yet be silent How dare you. You claim to know me If you knew me All the things that make me Who I truly am You would be ashamed You should be ashamed Yet This is all [...]
There are two hands on the shovel One is trying to create, while the other is trying to destroy No matter the efforts of either, nothing will get done Both hands are your own. Get Out of Your Own Way
How long can a galaxy last once its star has burnt out? Once the star burns out there is nothing Nothing but the cold, empty void of space And everything in its sphere dies Do we know how long it takes? Before the message gets through Before you know for certain that no one is [...]
Wading ankle-deep in the confluence of the error of my ways Trying to avoid the rising tides, I seek higher ground It is of no use Storm drains are choked with the onset of the sudden storm They simply can't keep up Water is now waist-deep and rain, driving and stinging, blinds me I press [...]
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