Parents

Nineteen years old feeling alone
Until the day you came into this world
I thought my life...

When I refused to buy my son a Nintendo Switch, he turned on me.

He gave away all...

you looked at me with pride,
exhilarating eyes,
now that's fine, I get you need time....

As wind-song whispers secrets through the leaves
And Odin’s ravens counter one another
A...

As children, we paddled in the North Sea;
Played on Longsands beach, built castles in the sand;...

The reason we get married is to have children
With the woman that we fell in love with
To...

June eleventh, nineteen forty two, seventy five years ago this date;

You joined your souls in...

What happened to your passion, mom?

Why can't you get up out of bed?

In your sad state of...

Sometimes I feel so alone.

I feel lost I feel gone.

I try so hard to get away from the hurt...

Through the blinds, shackling the silvery glow of a distant icy moon
leaks the meerest glimmer of...

So this is how it's going to be from now on
Looking after my parents Christine and John
Mum...

Precious, pure and innocent

A gurgle and a half smile

smelling of talc and soap

...

I'm deeply saddened, knowing are relationship will falter
Facing the fact you'll no longer want to...

Everyone stops and stares

Control your kid

He needs more discipline

He needs...

Ten little toes perched atop my feet

as we sway gently and sing along,

champions of a...

Lost and alone in the sea of people.
The breathing walk around yet I am invisible.
The agony...

Inside and safe, fully sustained by me

Tick Tock

Snuggled safely in my arms , content...