Home alone…

Sweltering summer heat envelops me in my hammock. I look up. There you are as always, bright beautiful and resplendent in my mind’s eye. But wait… You look happier than usual… There’s a subtle glow around you I haven’t seen before. Well it would be a fool to deny you deserve such liberation. Maybe the […]

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Lost for words…

Bottled up like a carolina reapers‘s heat, reaching out to the stars, anchored by a fat cork; jam-packed full of heavy realities. I’ve watched you a million times, day and night, and pondered endlessly only to realise I’m still here… Yet when you shine, even for the briefest of moments, I melt… Look, there you are […]

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Darkness…

It’s cold, quiet and sad at times… On the dark side, there’s silence – because it is easier not to upset the balance of things. It is also a place to wallow in pools of self-pity, or guilt-ridden rivers and often knowing that it is only by soaking in suffering that one contributes to another’s […]

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