The dreaded machine

It’s dark, quiet and still, I’m alone where am I? I feel around me, touch hard walls and ceiling Oh god I’m still in the machine, I can’t move, I scream, I wake in a sweat – Thank god, it’s a dream But today it’s real, I’ll quietly submit to the needles and...

Hey Donnie

He’s now a convicted felon I’d rather a watermelon Was President But I’m not a resident narcissistic, nasty, deranged The voters couldn’t be stranger A wannabe dictator Democracy see ya later America will fail Put him in...

Sirens

I hear the sirens coming Who are they coming for Is it a brawl or a car smash Maybe someone stole some cash Or Is someone lying on the floor? While their child screams for help Suburban streets hide mayhem Behind closed doors Did he beat her black and blue? Did the...

Hello?

Hello? Is it me you’re looking for? Did you knock on the wrong door? Have you tried the neighbour He’s a right old raver He might think you’re an alien Or else invite you in – I’ve never been Maybe it might be better To just write a general letter (with...

End of the road?

Dare to build castles in the air But beware The higher they are, the harder they fall Until Nothing at all Remains But despair ……………………… Resign yourself to your situation Give up on feeling elation The train has reached the station Termination Your journey ends here....

How to write with ADD

oWriting with ADD   Writing with ADD   The kitchen is clean, the dog’s had her run The washing is on, no more work to be done Open the laptop, start a new file, Extract the first sentence from deep in my skull The rest of the chapter will soon see daylight...