self awareness (Remove filter)
Vital
The haunting of a broken tap: drip, drop
The thirst after the sun: drink, gulp
She never said a lot, gargling girl
Sliding in and out of my body
Helping me breathe, walk, talk
That was why I swam
It was water
Brought me alive floating out to No Man’s
Diving down to skim the sand
It was water
Wanted it, always had it, but could never catch it.
It was water
Insipi...
Tuesday 28th February 2023 7:17 pm
Not Everybody Likes Poetry
Blank look
Dead eyes
Not impressed nor surprised
Flamboyant flare reveals a double rainbow
Spotted gazelle prances on a dewy field
Zero fucks is what they give it, still
Dear Poet
Not everybody likes poetry
It’s a matter of their wiring
You’re okay
This truth is best to have been found
Earth still spins us round and round
© Candi...
Saturday 23rd October 2021 11:02 pm
Tuning In
Hello.
This is me talking to me.
Are you in?
Are you listening?
Are you OK down there?
Because we’ve been getting some
strange signals
And it’s very worrying.
OK?
You’re not lying?
Good,
That’s alright then.
Just checking.
Monday 30th November 2020 7:41 pm
Creation Myth
Creation Myth
If you were God
You would create a back story
On how you came to be
Something about a mother
And a father coming together
You would gradually create
The world around you
And the history of what went before
In order to keep you sane
You would form existence
to fit your needs
And each thing learned new
Would be to satisfy the r...
Friday 19th June 2020 2:07 pm
Lisa
For ALL the Lisa's I have ever known
Oddly enthusiastic
Some would even call her spastic
She was loud but not bombastic
She was just odd...ly
enthusiastic
2019
Wednesday 17th April 2019 1:24 am
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