I will continue to get older

14/06/2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

We were supposed to grow old and grey together That was the plan That was the dream. You’d be greyer than me, We’d have retired early and gone on a big cruise You’d get grumpier, of course you would You’d find more to moan about You’d reach the age you thought was acceptable to wear […]

We Ride the Crest of Waves

18/05/2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

A friend asked how I was ‘Not bad at the minute, on an up so just going with it and enjoying the good mood’ was the reply The waters are currently calm We are lay on our backs floating along, listening to muffled noises as the water laps around our ears Putting us at ease […]

Driving Home was the Hardest Part

26/04/2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

Driving home was the hardest part. That was the time I’d usually give you a quick call Trying to get through the traffic of a city centre To say hello. Because those few minutes not getting anywhere are pretty boring. I’d ask about your day What you’d been up to How you were feeling If […]

My Thoughts are Against Me

19/04/2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

I have struggled to write Stopped myself from coming here. I have so much I need to say. So much I need to get out of my brain That I want you to understand That I need you to understand. I want you to understand what I feel Understand what life is really like To […]

Missing the Laughter

23/03/2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

I miss it. The laughter The silliness That my life was once full of. The jokes, usually at my expense The quick one liners The looks and eye-rolls at something I’d said Something someone else had said, or something we’d seen or heard The stories of daft things he’d done The mutual teasing of each […]