I’m driving through Nevada at sun break in an open top Cadillac listening to Elvis, a thin-tooth comb in the…
The Truth about Killing
I laughed when I got punched in the face. What else could I do ? I fought with my words…
February Poetry Mosaic Questions
When is the time right for killing ? What does it mean to be hidden from history ? What would…
Not Always, but Enough
I let my adolescence go for a twenty pound note. We were skint and needed to feed the meter. Can…
A Thicket of Fists
Accept everything: this extraordinary turbulence, the sadness and the pain caused, the people at this party claiming to be your…
Never Too Scared
On this long train ride I watch the world pass by. The gorges, thunderstorms and flatlands. Others take their cue…
August Poetry Mosaic questions
Is new always better? What does it mean to love? Is forgiveness always possible or necessary?
To be Human
First I was a submarine commander I launched a drainpipe torpedo at my four year old brother, direct hit, and…
The Sign for Infinity
There are times when I look at men in their twenties; young, beautiful and full of eternity. I was like…
Dark Matter
It’s Saturday morning, the rain is streaming down. I’m watching the telly I just want to go out and get…
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