I Wanted To Reach You My Way You have no idea how manyways I've been told I'm not good enoughAll through my years of growing upI had to fulfill what society wantsMe to be BiggerStrongerTallerFasterSmarterGrittierSuperior That's the easy part. Harder were the insidious waysSociety wants me to Sing the same songSay the same wordsWrite the … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #159
P.U.S.H. Til Depression Begone My tongue like paperIncapable of feelingMerely layingNonchalantlyInside. Taking pill after painkilling pillOver the last 48,000 yearsWould do that I supposeTo one's sense ofTaste But it was more than thatOh so much moreWhat I was experiencingThe vacancy The hollownessThat came inside so suddenlyLeaving me a walking coffinEmpty. Cloistered.A trappedClaustrophobe Eyes glazed DisinterestedNothing … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #152
Three nights ago, I did something for the second time in two years. I performed a reading aloud online with not one, not two, but four poems I wrote to an audience of fellow writers. 'Performing' is nothing new for me. I've been a lecturer and tutor for over 20 years. But that night's spoken … Continue reading My past prepared me for my online spoken reading
