I told you I was going home
but I don’t know where that is
as when you left me on that day
home did no longer exist
life through fresh eyes
As the sky went pink he turned and said to me
You know that you’re better than anybody
That was such a big statement so I turned back and said
Better than anybody you’ve ever met?
He said it was my mind, he could talk to me all day
My looks never once came into play
We sat on the sunflowers
Whilst the sun went down slowly for hours
He said the way I see things is magical and wonderful
I am brave and strong, but also vulnerable
As the sky turned orange he turned to me again
Please can you tell me, what is your name?
Amy I said, as the sky turned grey
He then turned around to me to say
Amy, you know the sky has been grey all of this time
I said let’s enjoy the last bit of sunshine
I picked him a flower but it stung his hand
He said it was a nettle, which I didn’t understand
I said what I’ve been seeing isn’t lies
You just need to look at life through fresh eyes
World hunger
Do we not feed the world enough For it to want to eat me whole I know it’s hungry I can feeling it rumbling Thunder skies moving across Land where we stand Waiting for confirmation of what we are I know it’s hungry It’s ready for me Mouth wide open Ready to swallow me whole Amongst the cracks I fall Into the abyss of within Where conformation of who we are lies Dust amongst a cloud Of moving smoke Blinding us Eyes closed, I can finally see The world is ready for me
Bird song
She had the type of eyes which made the birds sing
Under the tree in the graveyard
Where a man told her that the world was cold but she felt warm
Next to where his wife sleep
He felt he could confide
Her eyes like balls of cotton
Which the birds used to make their nest
Soothing and comforting
Her eyes like a party
Inviting and enticing
Where all the guests felt welcome
The door left open
To a world where
The birds sang all day and night
Ode to Peggy
I would say you deserve the world,
but the world I cannot give,
As in this current state, the world is not a gift,
I would say you deserve everything,
But everything you will not accept,
as greed is far removed from you,
You would give me all you had left,
I would say you deserve the sun,
and I could take it out the sky,
For all the light we need in this world, you can just supply,
I would say you deserve happiness,
that is all I want for you,
For sadness has become your friend,
and that we must remove,
In fact the world deserves you,
for you make it a better place,
So effortlessly you reward the earth,
with your amazing grace.
A better world
A better world is possible I can see it in the horizon
A better world is possible, that I have now set my eyes on
I’ve got my foot in, and the door has been forced open
To a better world, one we can all find hope in
I wonder if I could take your hand and we could stand strong
I know the damage has already been done
I hope it’s not too late for me to stop this wave that’s splashing
I hope it’s not too late for me to stop this wave that’s crashing
Drowning a majority, with decades of oppression
Until they can’t breathe – a phrase said in succession
I wonder if I can help you breathe again
A privilege we are not all lucky enough to retain
Let me give your lungs a break
From the air we have clouded with our mistakes
A better world is possible when we choose to fight
For a life where we can share equal plight
For now, let me relieve some of your pain
If I tell you that things will never be the same
If I could just take your hand
I know I won’t ever fully understand
But I promise to pave a better world for you
By thinking about my actions, in everything that I do
animal kingdom
it’s time to take back our planet now we are all free
what a wonderful life this is going to be
humans now contained, to see no daylight for weeks
whilst we utilise our space, to make it less bleak
the future is looking clear, like the shallow waters I’m finally drifting in
let’s take back our kingdom, which we have for so long been prisoners in
let’s graze through the grass and never stop running
through empty fields, they will see us coming
every species you can imagine, back where we belong
they will watch from their windows as we stand strong
we will all meet in unison, never to be separated
a force to be reckoned with, a new life that we’ve created
food for us all, eachother we can not eat
the humans can’t eat us either, as we are out of reach
they will watch along as we reclaim our land
once out of hiding, they will no longer stand
their only choice is to step down, for us to show our refinement
in a land filled with colour, and no more confinement
N
the title of this poem is ‘N’
but does that make me entitled
to call this poem my own
or did i just write it
i feel deeply for this poem
but it isn’t my property
just because i love something
doesn’t mean it belongs to me
Because i love this poem
i am going to set it free
now this poem belongs to we
with this i hope we can all agree
that now I’ve set these words free
it’s clear for you all to see
this poem is deeply loved by me
but it is not my property
thank u, sun
i would like to say thank you to the sun
throughout this life you have been my only one
you’ve guided and adored me
you’ve cleansed my mind
throughout this darkness you’ve shown me a light
you shone on my tears whilst alleviating my fears
then without seed you grew a sunflower
which spread through my heart and helped devour
the thorns which punctured holes in my veins
you warmed my blood so that it would not stain
you shone through my holes and created a lantern
a beautiful silk design with a floral pattern
you guided me through the sky at night
i didn’t need fire to keep me alight
as you lit me up and lifted me away
so that i could shine for another day
happy in my skin
your best life is preferential
in order to reach my full potential
i need to look within
it isn’t about my exterior
desperate to match the criteria
i feel i need to fit in
we are all beautiful
its time to be truthful
learn to love my skin
sand in my toes
a vacation picture for my next post
where I can make myself look thin
pull in my waist
contour my face
paint on a grin
a beautiful getaway
where I didn’t manage to getaway
from the loneliness within
my friends and family will see a smile
a cocktail on the beach, all the while
under the stars, to the sadness I give in
not to be captured on a photo
as it’s too dark to show
the emotional whirlwind
so for the while
you’ll see my smile
until I am able to admit
in order to really live my best life
i need to be happy in my own skin
