drop drop go the tears in the lonely night when all are asleep tick tick goes the clock in the pixelated night never-ending clunk clunk goes the meter in the clamorous night no silence, no peace flash flash goes a light in the overwhelming night nuisance not beacon ... Continue Reading →
Inside Out
~ Trigger Alert ~ Tall, skinny, fair ... I had it all. The only problem was that those adjectives only applied in my family; anyone over five foot and less than a size eighteen qualified. To the rest of the world, what was I? What am I? I've always struggled to see myself from the... Continue Reading →
Howl
My heart howls It weeps for lost things It sighs for past things It beats, it loves My heart howls I'm not a Braveheart, a Lionheart I'm just an everyday heart I beat, I love My heart howls It clocks the shortening nights And wants to set everything to rights It beats, it loves My... Continue Reading →
Facing Fear
I saw a beautiful thing on the Internet: a boy who has been blind since the age of two skateboarding. Now I have been on a skateboard, as a teenager, aided by my best friend who thought everyone could stand on a thin plank of plyboard on wobbly wheels at the top of a hill... Continue Reading →
Water Babies
What is it with the sea? We sat watching the sea-green waves roll in, continuously never-ending, entranced. The waves were high but not fierce, despite the windy day; perhaps the curve of the bay broke some of their force because it was likely choppy further out. The waves at our local beaches behave very differently, the... Continue Reading →
Why Not?
It turns out that I have discovered the most dangerous words in the entire Universe, two innocent little words that when used in conjunction tend to have serious consequences. A lot of people have picked up on the dreaded 'what if'; 'what if' can be used looking forward or looking back but there is always... Continue Reading →
Am I Setting Myself Up for Failure?
Goals are targets. Targets are things that get missed. Sitting myself down and deciding what I want to plan for and aim for just seems utterly pointless to me. I know that I will fail and having a list etched in black and white as tangible proof of just what I set out to do... Continue Reading →
