Reliance

02/02/2021 - Poem a Day Compilation



I don’t like reliance.

The dawning dread

Of people placing their trust

Upon my wee, small head.



The expectation placed

At my feet

That I will live up to

The task at hand.



I don’t like reliance.

The need to include

Other people in my plans

Because I lack something.



I like to do things

My own way

In my own time

Without compromise.



I don’t like reliance.

But I accept it

And live with it

Because I have to.

You Are Wrong

27/08/2020 -  Poem a Day Compilation



You are wrong in every conceivable way.

I cannot begin to fathom how wrong

It is possible for one person to be,

Yet here we are.



When we met, I didn’t realise

How ideologically opposed we were

Because you camouflaged your true identity

To ingratiate yourself.



Maybe I missed all the warning signs

And wanted to see the best in you –

I’d set the bar so low without knowing

And the likes of you slipped through.



I’m sorry to say it took me too long

To call you out on your bigotry

And when I did it felt so good

And you took it so very badly.



You reacted like the child you are,

Throwing your proverbial toys from the pram,

And I was one of those toys your tossed

But you’re not getting me back.



You’ve made your bed to lie in

By choosing division over acceptance,

Your compassion chip not functioning

Nor your humanity interface.



I hope, one day, you’ll see the light

But I won’t hold my breath and wait.

I don’t ever want to hear your voice

And I won’t answer the phone when you call.



I don’t understand how you can’t see

That we are all just human beings

Trying to survive this thing called life

And our differences are miniscule.



The colour of my skin doesn’t matter,

It won’t change whether I’m kind or mean,

Unless you make it an obstacle to overcome

When it never was for me.



The language that comes from my mouth

Has no bearing on my intelligence

Though I marvel at those among us

Who can converse in many tongues.



What greater gift than diversity

May be bestowed upon our land?

The melting pot includes us all

And we should treasure every soul.



Your hatred burns inside your heart

And grinds your thoughts to dust;

But your vitriol will never reach my ears

Now that you have been cast aside.

The Rainbow

17/06/2020 – Iso Well-Being Compilation

 

I want to sense the rainbow –

To know it’s there before all my other senses,

To feel it vibrate through me like dark matter,

And to explode into the beautiful spectrum it is.

 

I want to see the rainbow –

On every street corner and country lane,

On every train and bus and taxi I pass,

And in every eye with which I make contact.

 

I want to release the rainbow –

From the commercialisation of businesses,

From the hypocrisy of governments,

And from the abuse of homophobes.

 

I want to hear the rainbow –

In every voice that speaks to truth and love,

In every note of every song sung,

And in every solitary, silent moment.

 

I want to be allied with the rainbow –

That no one should live in fear,

That everyone should be accepted,

And that love really does mean love.

 

I want to touch the rainbow –

When a child holds its parent’s hand,

When a friend offers a warm embrace,

And when a team mate celebrates a victory.

 

I want to know the rainbow –

Is a symbol of unity and community,

Is celebrated as a sign of hope,

And is there even when I can’t see it.

 

I want to smell the rainbow –

In every subtle hint of perfume,

In every pheromone you exude,

And in every florist that I walk by.

 

I want to spread the rainbow –

From Serpents in the dreamtime,

From a promise by a deity,

And from a revolution against hate.

 

I want to taste the rainbow –

In every cake baked on a summer’s day,

In every home hooked meal on the stove,

And on the skin of every cheek I kiss.

 

I want to be the rainbow –

With every action I take in this world,

With every word that spills from my lips,

And with every friend that I make.