may 17th

a poem about self recrimination




ive been thinking about what you said
its not just the things which upset
or disappoint but also your regrets
and mistakes to which you can apply
the rule that important things you can let slip by
but insignificant worries replay and replay in your mind

may 16th

a poem about umbrellas



if i were given power to control
the laws that govern others - my vitriol
would outstrip compassion in my plan
and top of the list of things that i would ban
is the umbrella
i would criminalise their sellers
manufacturers and fellas
who carry them as well as
anyone who even thinks they are good
whats wrong with a hood
which keeps an individual dry
without posing danger to the eyes
of an innocent passer-by
with pointy spider spikes
i would rather we all got wet
than have selfish strangers prod my head
in passing
so im passing this law
someone should have done it before
ill be the umbrella
queller

may 15th

a poem



sometimes i feel full to bursting
with nothing