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Golden Frame
do you see your reflection in a golden frame
untouched by the rust of the storm you created?
can you see it gathering dust as you avoid blame?
too scared to get your fingers dirty, you let your outline fade
unknown where the background ends and humanity enters
i can no longer recognize your face and its features
am i squinting hard enough for you?
do i need a microscope to not...
Friday 4th April 2025 1:51 pm
First My Soul, Then My Voice
which will break?
first my soul, then my voice
i wait outside the door and hear laughter
the good kind, this time
for a second, i see my reflection
in all of them standing together
until i remind myself not to be too hopeful
i meet all of them, wishing to be in their frames
but there’s been a change of plans, they say
CRAACK.
first my soul, then my voice
it’s just...
Thursday 27th March 2025 9:13 pm
broken butterfly
“butterflies can’t see their own wings”
my wings were unique, folded and geometric
i felt proud, never hid them like a secret
i was called brave
↳”i’d want to die if i were you”
i pulled my antennas over my eyes
i naively accepted compliments at face value (i belonged)
when it came time to fly, i could only flutter
that’s all my wings could do (i was okay with...
Thursday 27th March 2025 6:08 pm
The Hollowing
Monday 24th March 2025 9:09 am
Unfriend
I’m staring out of the coffee shop window
In a strange land
A pang in my stomach
Why didn’t I take anyone with me
No one to meet
From when I was 18
Right through to my 30’s and beyond
Until 40’s 50’s I had a new one
But he withered and died
Why didn’t I take them with me
I feel a pang inside
But each carried me
To where I am now…
...
Friday 21st February 2025 6:01 pm
Neat
Sitting on the train,
Neat houses flash by.
But life is not neat,
Though houses may be.
Behind those neat walls
Lurk furious hearts,
Unleashed as soon as
The train disappears.
These airtight dramas
Lie far from our minds.
We keep our heads down.
Our neat lives go on.
Tuesday 18th February 2025 6:31 pm
I believed
I believed, because we believe all the time.
We believe in the structures around us,
in what we were taught, in the promises made to us.
I believed in what was given to me as certain,
in love that is, at the same time, a bond and a prison.
But time, that relentless teacher,
showed me that truth is plural,
that certainties fade away,
that the world is complex,
and that true freedom comes...
Friday 14th February 2025 4:32 am
Listening For Change
This poem is about a society increasingly divided, where accusations fly and truth seems lost. It speaks to the urgency of listening instead of blaming, understanding instead of judging, and choosing hope over fear. In a world where opinions are quickly voiced and emotions run high, the poem urges a shift in perspective—one that values connection, love, and the strength to find hope, even in diffi...
Saturday 25th January 2025 5:09 pm
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