You really shouldn’t wait
He said
Who knows what could happen next
It really wouldn’t matter
She said
As I’m far too fucking depressed
The Long Dark
There are some nights
That never stop
Even when you look
That silent clock
Just seems
To stay the same
Time appears
To have stopped
And although you lie
There and watch
You know that everything
Has changed
“You Can’t Stand Me Now”
Something of a hero
In your teens
The subject of many
Young girls dreams
Yet here you are now
Bloated and aging
With that yellowing skin
And cholesterol raging
So it’s hard to see you
As you once were
When that rakish charm
Caused quite the stir
Yet it’s not really you
That I feel sorry for
It’s all those young girls
Who don’t dream anymore
You Don’t Fool Me
I don’t care
That you didn’t mean it
Or if just to deflect
You moved to attack
As now I know how you seethe
Underneath
And you can never take that back
Like A Canary
With my head at rest
On the chopping block
I now think it best
That I start to talk
Recognition
I saw it in
Your eyes that day
I heard it
In your voice
You, like me,
No longer see
Living
As a choice
Universal
She said she’d written it
About herself
When I saw her
On TV
But there’s no way
She could portray
The exact same feelings
As me
Interview With A (Grief) Vampire
I didn’t tell you
All back then
So don’t think
That I’ll talk now
Just because
You’ve changed your tune
Doesn’t mean
You’ve won me round
Better Eat Your Spinach
If you should ever fall
He said
Then I’d be here to catch you
Well you’ll need pretty strong arms
She said
With legs to match them too
On With The Show
Save your cheers
Your whoops and applause
I don’t deserve it
I’m inherently flawed
And please don’t say
That’s why you love me
Because that’s even worse
Than just clapping would be
What Do You Want From Me?
You don’t see it, do you?
She said
The sadness in my eyes
That’s because you hide it
He said
So you shouldn’t be surprised
Imaginary Friends
I have
More fun
In my head
That’s why
I prefer
To stay in bed
Gritted Teeth
The hardest part
About being depressed
Isn’t crying
Every day
The hardest part
About being depressed
Is pretending
You’re OK
‘They Fuck You Up…’
I’ve always felt
Misunderstood
Wrong, somehow
And not much good
But I’ve come to learn
As I have aged
I wasn’t born this way
I was made
Unqualified
If you needed help
He said
Why didn’t you just ask
Because I knew
She said
You weren’t up to the task
Craving
I held you once
In my arms
Yet you slipped
Right through
My fingers
Now my heart burns
For your return
As the touch
Of your hand
Lingers
You Just
You just haven’t met the one
They said
You just need to give it time
You just need to fuck off
She said
You just don’t get to decide
Stop Killing Children
The world is now
In disrepair
Our humanity
In tatters
Yet all you can say
Is “how dare they”
Like being right
Is all that matters
We’ll Never Know
If we could go back
What would you do
Stick around for another
Drink or two?
Or would you leave me
There alone
And find someone else
To walk you home
Resting Witch Face
I don’t need
To don a costume
Or paint my face
With vampiric
Ghoulishness
I’ve already spent
The year
As the epitome
Of drear
So there’s no need
For today’s foolishness
Autonomy
It won’t be
The fault
Of destiny
Or a hand
Fate fails
To deal
I’ll leave
Unperturbed
And without
A word
Because that’s
How I’ll fucking feel
Maybe Next Time
I really am
Very sorry
I did not mean
To offend
But to look
Interested
In what you
Had suggested
I couldn’t be bothered
To pretend
Adequate
I’ll never have
The perfect body
I’ll always be
An imperfect soul
So to get through each day
Without further decay
That
Is the fucking goal
Groomed
Please don’t act
Like you asked
When you
Just fucking took it
There’s no hiding the fact
It wasn’t lawful contact
However
You fucking put it
Clock Watching
I commend
Your curiosity
I absolutely do
The fact
That I’m not
Remotely arsed
Says far more
About me
Than you
Never Gonna Happen
It wasn’t
That I didn’t see you
I knew
You were standing
Right there
It was more
That I
Just ignored you
And passed by
Without
A care
You see you
Are quite unimportant
And mean not a thing
To me
And mine
So I suggest
That you also
Start walking
And stop wasting
Everyone’s time
Winter
Here I am
Pretending again
Faking a smile
To hide my pain
I fucking hate this weather
“I Left The North Again”
They say you
Should never
Go home again
As you’ll only
Be disappointed
But it’s being back
On the road again
That makes me feel
Disjointed
Snacks
Lying here
With you
Sure is
A delight
In fact
It’s this
That keeps
Me warm
At night
Charming Collaborations #8
Never Give Up
Don't give up now
He said
You have come so far
The moment you give in
Is the moment
You fuck up
You can't afford to regress
He is not there to catch you
When you fall flat
On your pretty face
Written in collaboration with Cassa Bassa at http://www.flickerofthoughts.com ©2023
A Well Trodden Path
Tell me about yourself
He said
I’m here to listen
Not talk
There’s nothing left to say
She said
As every ware I’ve had
I’ve hawked
Ramblings Of A Fragile Mind 
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