Parallel Me

17/07/2020 -  Poem a Day Compilation



Somewhere in a parallel universe

There’s another me living their life

Being all successful and amazing

And, generally, not being me.



They’ll have my same DNA

But nothing else will be familiar

Because where I went left

They went right or straight ahead.



I’m proud of them for their success

And all that they have achieved

Even though I’ll never know

What accolades might have been bestowed.



Maybe one showed a little more dedication

To that sport I was vaguely good at

And won the world championships

Through drive and determination.



Maybe one scaled every mountain peak

On every continent on earth

And their name will be beautifully etched

In a record book forever more.



Maybe one found the love of their life

And revelled in this match made in heaven

Knowing that they are completely cherished

And will never be forever alone.



Maybe one had a brood of children

Enough for an entire softball team

And doted on them all individually

As only a mother could.



Maybe one was a successful writer

With novels and anthologies galore

Touring the world for signings

And readings with fans she adores.



I don’t know what they might think of me

And whether they’d be jealous or not

But maybe there’s something I’ve done

That would make them just as proud.

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.