poetry

  • Literally

    She said autistics are known for taking everything literally. I suppressed the temptation to pick up…

  • Mental State Examination: Of Tangents and Garlic

    As I got up to leave himand thanked him for his time,he asked me for a…

  • Sorry

    I was going to say I owe you an apology, but that sounds as though it…

  • Just a thought

    I had a thought, just a thought. It was not, in fact, a fact.  But this…

  • What is this feeling?

    It begins as a burning sensation under my cheeks, behind my eyes.  Scarlet flush. I feel…

  • In honour of Mr T

    We lose a piece of our hearts when we lose someone we love, but that was…

  • Confession

    Where there is  imperfection, humanity, guilt even, what is needed is  love, compassion, patience, understanding, but…

  • Dear Mum

    I cannot think of a moment in my life  when I did not love you. More…

  • Shame, Blame, Imposter Syndrome & RSD

    I hesitate,  the truth tastes  weird  upon my tongue. I’d waited  for this moment, but now…

  • Angry

    She said there are fates worse than death. It’s true but I’d prefer to be alive. …

  • Glimmers

    Driving This all too familiar road But today it smells different Today it smells like freedom…

  • As He Sees Me

    As long as I can remember I’ve been told to see myself as Jesus sees me,…

  • For Arc from Lexi

    Pale cerulean discs, uncharted territory, oceans of promise that draw me in with certainty of risk …

  • The Rock and The River

    The saying goes that you cannot be both the rock and the river, but you, you…

  • A Lesson in Chemistry

    Dissolution. She screams in horror like the wicked witch melting away all thanks to a well…