free verse
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You look at me across a coffee shop We are strangers but you don’t stop, We both look familiar to each other Maybe in a different past life, We were wife, husband, sister or brother Or maybe we were friends or lovers, There’s a connection that’s unexplained Maybe it’s synchronicity striking again.
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Traversing through a jungle The whole jungles on fire Balancing on a synthetic wire, Looking down on the flames as they burn Yet all life carries on without concern, Do they not see the fire and the danger that comes? Are they so immune to it or have they been struck dumb? And as many…
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Find the self belief that resides within And your strength will be everlasting.
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She wants home, nice clothes and kids He wants weed alcohol and party shit, She gets pregnant but he won’t care He won’t pay for shit, he won’t be there, He wants the single life but girlfriend and kids on the side She wants a stable life without lies, He won’t work leaves it up…
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As we put out the fires All that’s left is ash, And as we wash away The old memories, We’re left with minds That have been mashed, By the torment and the chaos Of all that we’ve been through, Trying to establish what’s lies And exactly what is true, But it’s not an easy thing…
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Sitting around The days a wasting, Couped up inside And I find myself pacing, So much energy It’s so frustrating, When will things happen I am here waiting.
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Early morning start Looking to play a part, In life challenging tapestry Of all that will come at me, Riding the ups and downs Like a rollercoaster But on muted sounds, Stifling the shouts and screams Living this life, this dream, Dealing with the stress and anxieties The best way I can but it’s not…
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Walking on air now Floating on a cloud, That’s how I feel For I’ve taken time, To reside inside me To meditate and set My still mind free, Letting all the stress go Letting go of all anxiety, I’ve taken time to love Everything about me, Of which I am not ashamed Because it’s the…
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Breathlessly I try to run From everything that’s going on, Over rickety wooden bridges Past bystanders who look dismissive, Across tarmac and wood chip surfaces Jumping across trickling streams, While under my breath I mutter curses Running breathlessly chest now hurting, Heart beating faster cheeks are burning Trying to get away my head feels like…
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Health is the greatest blessing that we could ever have More so than material items or monetary wealth, Health should not be taken for granted in any way shape or form Those who act like it’s not the case knows nothing really at all.
fauxcroft 