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Prompt 26 – What Can Change The Nature Of a Man?

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Michael

We are all born equals. Equal in that at birth the endless possibilities are there before us. Forget social or political considerations, man is essential born, given breath and at that moment most would like to think we are equal. … Continue reading →

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Poem 26

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Michael

Most days my mind is blue But today it is vexed Troubled by immanent change Directions Altered paths Enforced For my good Allegedly. So my mind Is motley Of colour No clear shape For anxiety does that When confronted With … Continue reading →

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Prompt 24 – Vixen

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Michael

When Lana was seven her parents were killed in a car accident. There began the end of a life that had been surrounded by love. Lana found herself in a series of foster homes, she grew to be a quarrelsome … Continue reading →

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Poem 17

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Michael

I watch you, across the park, striding, pacing, head down, intent, What did you say to the man, the woman, the child playing with the dog? Was it spying to want to see you in the everyday?   Later I … Continue reading →

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Patchwork Woman

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Michael

This poem has been written following a conversation with a friend who has battled breast cancer, at a cost, and who lives daily with  lymphedema.  She described this poem as ‘Shockingly accurate’. There’s a monster within you One that you … Continue reading →

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Poem 10

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Michael

Do some songs make you cry? Does the lyric and haunting melody move you? Do such moments spark a melancholy That spirals you into a past hurt? Do you linger on the line That promotes tears As you retreat further … Continue reading →

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Poem 8

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Michael

  when I was small merely a child I could walk in safety on concrete paths simple things would fit my tiny hands a walk to the shop was a norm with threepence knotted in the corner of a hanky. … Continue reading →

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Poem 5

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Michael

when I leave will I be missed? will you even notice? or am I just a person, someone you once knew? you cared, that I cared knowing now you don’t cruels me of all hope. you searched me out. my … Continue reading →

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Ligo Haibun Challenge – Apathy

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Michael

  I sit looking at my life. It is a small bundle of unkempt promises and half realized plans. A lot of gonna’s mixed with a plethora of maybe’s.  There is a mess of emotions, a tangle of regrets and … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Mortality

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Michael

  What’s wrong? What’s right? I have moments Where on reflection Nothing is working out Nothing will change the inevitable. One step forward two back. My mortality looms Reminding me My days are numbered. Nature’s way Of reclaiming its own. … Continue reading →

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