I know I’m ill, but worse still; worse than injections, worse than pain Is knowing it’s my fault you’re crying Again. I want to get better, of course I do But mostly I want to be happy With you. I guess, while you kept crying, I learnt to accept. And I’m trying to roll with [...]
Category: Serious
Butterfly Dads – draft one
I was unsure how to do this ‘Dad’ thing. What was my role? Holding a hand? Pushing a swing? Yet, there you were, this new unit: Madonna and Child. And where did I fit? So, I looked around and found, in my past And on screens, I’d seen: Hold fast and stay Love finds a [...]
Acrostic Prayer
Please, God, let this year be the first year Every child can live without fear, Anger fades and leaves no trace, Compassion grows to take its place. Each religion, as was first meant Fosters love and kind intent; And, though I know my God’s the best It's true that so do all the rest. Truth [...]
Butterfly Mums
Butterfly Mums are Mums none the less For having to guess how their child grows Their heart knows. They track each stage And know the age Their child would be now For they see their friends growing No help but for knowing That today is the day they'd have started year three Or grazed their [...]
One moment in time
How often have I thought, “If I could but be caught Out of time, In one time, For all time, Make it now!” But how? One moment cannot last forever; no sword can sever the hands of time. You wish that time would freeze, and you could squeeze this moment: Hold it tight, print the [...]
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