Always Running Behind
Patina To him, when she appeared each day Just before the sun came up, and woke Him with the gentlest of touches, a Hint of a scent, she appeared solid… Continue Reading
Browsing Category: Politics
Growing Up
A long time past, in What to others would have been A palace, a boy roamed the corridors, Spoilt yet neglected, told he would be Someone, something, special, shown Ledgers… Continue Reading
No Dancing
This is the world now. A stunned silence. Lawlessness of lawmakers. There’s no dancing in the streets Because there’s nothing to celebrate, And how can anyone celebrate fear Except those… Continue Reading
At The Precipice – about fear, not writing
I am posting this across all my platforms. It has nothing to do with writing, and everything to do with fear. I’m not a political analyst, but we’re now at… Continue Reading
Catching Up
Monday is always too hectic. Here are two poems. Catching up, and catching my breath. Dice The dice still roll. The big Man at the other end of This table… Continue Reading
Roots
Where it began isn’t the back streets Nor the beer cellars nor the market places Of 1930s Germany, nor slavery or the Lazy imperialism of white men wanting More than… Continue Reading
The Political
In these days, it’s impossible to write About anything other than politics, As Trump dismantles a republic with His tech bro acolyte, and the rest of The world looks on… Continue Reading
Backlogged poetry
Struggling to make time for writing. Playing catch-up. But here are the latest two. The American Constitution The text. An old painfully scribed Parchment full of good intentions, But a… Continue Reading
Yesterday’s and today’s
Catching up on poems. Patterns Lost words again. A puzzle in too many Different languages Waiting to be solved now. Too slow, the tinkering Of the mind with the dark,… Continue Reading
White America
Realisation now slowly takes hold In the selfish minds of those who Voted to make racism and discrimination The sacred cows of America. Food Does not become cheaper overnight, Planes… Continue Reading