Poetry, stories and strange odds and ends from the desk of a writer
Those words of denial hurt me a shattered heart refusing to love or be loved for love meant pain without mercy never-ending unrelenting unkind unkind words unable to see they left me blind outside of darkness I didn’t exist as words pierced my soul until all I crave is silence serenity tranquility to dry the … Continue reading Lost Tears
Dormant, he sleeps within my heart his tranquillity is my darkness and he rests silently with one eye open he waits for love’s tender kiss to awaken his veracity and strength for love is his inky black quills of flight © JG Farmer 2017 Form: Free Verse
Smooth whiteness of linen stirs to the rhythm of love entwined in a sensual dance primal instincts outside of time tenderness touches a smile fingertips drawing each other in feeding hunger, creating desire soft kisses inviting intensity gently arousing the vibrant war between passion and desire and linen curves to their embrace crushed beneath their … Continue reading Lamina
As eyes closed to sleep his voice spoke in dreams echoes of daylight thoughts dismissed into subconsciousness yet in dreams he keeps telling me I am he he is me and as I awake to the newborn day the mirror reflects confusion tormented by self hate aware yet unable to reach out I am he … Continue reading Awareness Awakens
With a turn of the head a bereavement as emotions erupt into intense sorrow alone in an instant unlike this poem grief is not brief when nothing can console the tears © JG Farmer 2017 Form: Free Verse
The bringer of shadows conceals the stars behind foreboding clouds and my thoughts rush forward into the depths of the unknown as I stumble on the roadside losing my sense of direction alone in the concrete spires of the suburban jungle where nobody cares and no one knows your name like a beast cast out … Continue reading Depths Of The Unknown
Cleanliness they say it is closer to gods than rolling about in mud but it is not so fun covered in dirt from head to toe and trailing it in through the house Wash your hands before this, after that wash them and this stuff kills germs well the ones we know, the unknown, what … Continue reading Kills All Known Germs
Sir, you do not represent me when your actions lead to another war not in my name are the bombs dropped on civilians not in my name the murder of another child not in my name do you understand me not in my name shall you cause pain and suffering not in my name the … Continue reading To The Rat At Number 10
In dreams, there is an island where we belong, just you and me, and that little thing we call love where moon is always smiling her silver rays on the edge where the waters play while hand in hand we can wander over the shores of elation and through the trees in the dark forests … Continue reading The Shores Of Elation
