This Girl Can For all who said no,You can’t, won’t, don’t,It’s not possible,You never will,It’s in your head,You’re not capable,It’s just a whim,You’ll give up, give out, give in. For all those who stopped me before I started,For those who stopped me dreaming,Who made me content with just OK,Who made comfortable too comfortable. I’m sayingContinue reading “This Girl Can”
Category Archives: Poems
The Wise Women
The Wise Women We are the wise women,We know more than we think,Perceive more than realise,Are capable of more than we expect, We are the wise women,We can change the worldIf we support each other,Encourage each other,Allow ourselves to be used as stepping stones,Provide a foothold for other wise womenOr reach out a helping hand,Continue reading “The Wise Women”
The Lights of Avalon
The Lights of Avalon Looking down from atop the hillWhat seems like a jumbled mass of lightsBut I know these strings like an old friendAlways changing, always the same Pulses from the clubs that continue to thump on with the last of the revellersEking our the final momentsDesperate for the experience to never endSearchlights stillContinue reading “The Lights of Avalon”
You Did The Right Thing
You Did The Right Thing I don’t know who needs to hear this,But you did the right thing,You protected, you shielded, and you saved lives,You absolutely did the right thing. Don’t be blinded, or misguided, by power and prestige.Don’t be fooled into thinking you’re foolish.Don’t allow them to light the gas underneath you,That makes youContinue reading “You Did The Right Thing”
A City United
A City United Halfway around the worldInspired by music,Inspired by friendship,Inspired by a coming togetherIn pursuit of an experience shared. Looking back halfway around the worldIn a city so close to my adopted home.Thousands in that same pursuitTravelling not so far, but seeking the same coming together.United in joy and a feeling of belonging. NightContinue reading “A City United”
Alone
Alone Alone Not Lonely Static in the centre As the noise and the movement whirls around And the gin swirls around in my glass and in my head A strange sensation No-one dependent No-one to depend on Truly independent Surrounded by groups And couples And chatter And busy-ness But here, in the centre Just meContinue reading “Alone”