I painted my elbows, my feet and right hand The parts of my body I understand The parts of my body I can command And I thought I painted my body If I painted my nails, my hair and my eyes And all the skin my body supplies Would I find it any surprise That … Continue reading Paint

Grains, red and brownscraping objects up and downwhatever pushes, comes up closewill be reduced uttermost From a distance it looks smoothit looks tame when nothing movesLike a craft from a childit's rudimentary but it's wild Let it touch, let it shakelet it slide, let it gratelet it leave bits, let it takelet it trouble, let … Continue reading Sandpaper

I'm drowning in the splash poolwith water 2cm deepAll swimming lessons forgottenas I lie still, drowning I'm drowning in the splash poolwith adults all aroundJust one 'help' could make me livebut I lie silent, drowning I'm drowning in the splash poolwith only myself to blameTo get up means I'll liveso I lie determined, drowning Hey, … Continue reading Drowning in the splash pool

Dear readers, before getting into the article, I started writing it about six months ago. As such, when I say 'yesterday', I mean 'about six months and a day ago'. By the way, what were you doing six months and a day ago? I do think C.S. Lewis is my favourite author. I've read through … Continue reading Attitudes and the silver chair

Dear reader, a few months ago, I ran a trivia night! Seeing as it took me a coupla hours to make the questions, if you run trivia of any kind, feel free to save yourself some effort and take as few or as many of these as you want. Below are 50 questions divided into … Continue reading Trivia questions

Dear reader, I hope you're going well! Happy new year and welcome to the mid 20s! Also, it's the 10th day of Christmas, so Merry Christmas! And what a great excuse to talk about things I love! Starting with.... Favourite movie quote "Let's go show them what real beauty looks like" - Effie Trinket, Catching … Continue reading Favourites of 2023

The eyes, the eyesthe eyes are watchingthe eyes are watchingme everywhere the light, the lightthe spotlight meltsthe spotlight melts me to the core the solid, the solidthe solid strengththe solid strength of certain love the eyes, the eyesthe eyes might watchthe eyes might watchbut I don't care

Far away through the mist my milky eyes seethe rock of my life, my steady foundationit's bigger that I remember, more imposing, looming largethrough the milk my eyes see I remember the days I got to know himI remember the texture, shape, crevicesI remember being held by the dips in darknessI remember knowing him better … Continue reading Rock

You're probably rightNo need to fightNo need to standI understand You're probably wrongI know your throngI know your historyI disagree

Hey reader! I originally put this stanza with the previous poem, but then realised I was talking about something else, so separated them. Circular rootsdrinking its sapwhy drink your sap?on lifeblood chewin water steepingmould is creepingfear it creepingonto you