Answers To The Silence

We sat there in silence,Neither of us had any more to say,All of our effortsLed us to this place,Silent and eerieAs if we were strangersWho did not know the souls of one another,SadExhausted faces,Rocking chairs, rocking thoughts,One angled to the windowThe other to the dying fire,Never had eyes met with such defeated love.Deep breaths takeContinue reading “Answers To The Silence”

Real World

All I can hear is the ticking of the clockTick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock.If it were a Tell Tale Heart and I was PoeI’d rip the floorboards up for it to stop.He’s staring at me still, he hasn’t moved for a whileShouting at him to wake up, to face the world.A scary world withContinue reading “Real World”

Turmeric Tea

Turmeric tea. It’s time for me to turn around, Turn around and see Turn around and be Someone different or someone changed. Make believe Show me a way to take it all away Away so that I can be someone else A different personality Hold on Is this what you want? To love yourself asContinue reading “Turmeric Tea”

Finding Peace

After my previous post “I look to you”, I realised that I wasn’t as happy as I thought I was. I was scared that I’d didn’t even know what made me happy and that maybe somewhere deep down my mind was fiercely trying to retaliate on my rational and heart protecting feelings. On Monday lastContinue reading “Finding Peace”

Apologies for Yesterday

Would you give me a moment to say that I’m sorry for yesterday’s sadness and the night that was lonely. Would you give me a moment to explain what I can of the uncertainty I feel and then hope you understand. Apologies for yesterday, I think I’ll get better Soon I’ll move past this andContinue reading “Apologies for Yesterday”

I Recognise your eyes

Tell me what is your name because I’d really like to know, I want to hear it from your mouth and then I’ll need to go, Onto someone anew to gaze upon, to help, to fix, to hold, Never I have I seen what I have seen, this is the truth be told. Your eyesContinue reading “I Recognise your eyes”

If soulmates exist, where’s mine?

I once heard that you meet your soulmate before the age of 21. I don’t know who wrote that, but something in me smiles in adolescent memory. We met when we were 17, in the midst of exams and parties and turbulent friendships. He was one of the first guys I fell for in aContinue reading “If soulmates exist, where’s mine?”

As strong as her

LR was the first patient that made me feel like I was actually a nurse. She needed me and I, in some ways, needed her. She gave me confidence and hope and strength. Gosh, the strength of that woman you couldn’t believe. LR had lymphoma, the third life threatening cancer she has encountered in herContinue reading “As strong as her”