How Hard Can it Be?
How Hard Can it Be? Let’s have a baby, make us a friend Start us a family, the fun never ends Ceremonial pill burning, nothing much else to do But first, I have questions, but only a few. How long…
Continue ReadingHow Hard Can it Be? Let’s have a baby, make us a friend Start us a family, the fun never ends Ceremonial pill burning, nothing much else to do But first, I have questions, but only a few. How long…
Continue ReadingYour opinion Oh my goodness, you’ve lovely feet And peacock-like, I began to preen Rarrck, yes I know, they’re cute and clean I’m loving your opinion. But then my boss, a thug, TRex Growled my graft missed her expects “You’re…
Continue ReadingI hate Dishes Boy, I hate washing dishes That soapy, sudsy chore Gloves that squeak No pleasure me A washing, wanting bore Bubbles burst right up my nose Water soon becomes a soup What I’ve rinsed away Sticks back on…
Continue ReadingCook Me Quickly There’s not much hydrogen, oxygen, dirt to go ‘round So cook me quickly Return me to the ground Don’t mourn my passing I’m always there Each leaf on tree, each bird in air It’s been a ride,…
Continue ReadingOde to Recorder Oh, where art thou, Recorder? A painful tooting flute It was a rule, to learn in school How to toot and execute Three blind mice and Eidelweiss Diligently I would play Practicing, squawking daily Doors slammed closed,…
Continue ReadingImposter “You suck!”, the harpy screams Words whirling round my dreams, “Can’t stay the distance, you’re not enough, No one wants you, so you’ll give up, Can’t compete, just leave this game To others much more ‘it’ than you Avoid…
Continue ReadingConfront Your Fears We’re born with fears, but only two Of being dropped, loud noises too Taught and learned, more fears arrive Some are good, kept us alive Yet some constrain and haunt our nights Do they serve now? Have…
Continue ReadingDon’t Bite Poor little nails, struggling away Night after night, day after day. Down comes the mouth, breath steaming hot Nails cower down, but the mouth eats the lot So ends the tale of this heartless slaughter Look after your…
Continue ReadingVanquish Shame I burnt some shame today Words of blue to red then grey And grey again Lines dance then licked by flickering flames Still some ink Defiantly remains Now released – should I feel calm? From outside, you don’t…
Continue ReadingCompelled to Create Compelled to create, and destined to dream Being an artist, ain’t quite what it seems On the scale of stardom , from mega to broke Most artists will languish; we’re not greedy folk Someone felt sorry, four…
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