And so it falls
Another New Year’s Day
Yet this feeling of loss
Never fades away
"All my life's buried here, heap earth upon it"
And so it falls
Another New Year’s Day
Yet this feeling of loss
Never fades away
“You know I’m tied to you
Like the buttons on your blouse”
Absence
He said
Makes the heart grow fonder
And telling lies
She said
Makes your nose grow longer
Every time you send a pic
It breaks another piece of my heart
You’re having fun
And you deserve a ton
But it hurts that we’re so far apart
I wish I’d never met you.
Life would be easier then.
If I’d never met you
I wouldn’t have to forget you.
And I would be happier then.
(Originally Posted 09.03.2019)
You’re in the supermarket on a cold winters day.
You’re minding your own business, pushing your trolley and checking items off your list when your nose twitches at the smell of freshly baked bread. Tempted, you wander over to the bakery.
Your stomach grumbles as you peruse the counter. Your eyes widen as they drink in the glorious delights on offer. Loaves, rolls, buns, cakes, pastries, biscuits, tarts: each as tantalising as the next. After much internal deliberation you finally decide which one to buy.
A chocolate eclair.
You signal your selection to the assistant who hands you your prize in a cardboard box, neatly tied with ribbon. You carefully place the box at the far end of your trolley, safely stowed away from heavier household goods that might roll around and crush it.
You finish the rest of your shopping a little quicker now, somehow lighter of step, and stride with purpose to the checkout.
You hastily pack and pick up your shopping bags but you grip the box tightly in your hand, carrying it safely all the way out to your car.
You drive along with the box calling to you, provocatively, on the passenger seat. You glance over every few minutes, stretching out a protective hand and smiling in anticipation.
You get home and unpack your shopping whilst waiting, impatiently, for the kettle to boil. The box consumes your thoughts as you drum your fingers on the counter top, and your excitement continues to build.
You sit down in your favourite chair and make yourself comfortable. You tenderly untie the ribbon and lift the lid of the box. You lick your lips as your heart quickens and you finally take a bite of the glistening chocolate eclair.
You begin to realise, as you chew, that it doesn’t taste as good as you thought it would.
The cream is artificial and bland. The pastry is soggy and sticks to your cheeks. The chocolate is saccharine and hurts your teeth.
Disappointed, you put the remaining piece of the chocolate eclair back into the box, close the lid and re-tie the ribbon. You throw the box in the bin without a care in the world.
And that’s what love is like.
Being lured in by the chocolate eclair when, all along, you really should have picked the strawberry tart.
(Originally Posted 07.03.2019)
Love is patient
Love is kind
Love is a pain
In the proverbial behind
You should be here with us.
Reciting these stories,
Reminding us of the facts,
Pointing out the details,
Bringing these memories to life.
We didn't realise, back then,
We'd need to remember it all.
As one day you wouldn't be here,
To connect the dots...
(Originally Posted 13.03.2019)
I’ve never met anyone else
Who could spin a tale like you
Who tied people in knots with laughter
Who turned the air so cheekily blue
You were a master of your trade
The likes of which there’ll only ever be one
I’ll never forget your stories
Even now you’re gone
You’ll always be my hero
And a treasure to many more
I hope one day we’ll meet again
My Glaswegian raconteur
Xxx
Shall
we
run
away
She
said
To
where
we can
both
be free?
You
don’t
have
to ask
me twice
He
said
I’ll
go fetch
the car
key
This
can’t
go on
We
mustn’t
continue
As the
guilt is
seeping
Into
every
sinew
It
has to
stop
It
shouldn’t
have
started
As
we
made a
mockery
Of our
dearly
departed
How
can
you
be so
funny
He
said
And
at the
same
time be
so sad?
Well
you
would
be
too
She
said
If you
had
the
childhood
I had
Come
closer,
he
said,I want
to see
your
face.Stay
away,
she
said,I daren’t
risk
another
embrace.
The
window
shields
me from
the rain
As the
wind
outside
howls
my name
I know
I can’t
come back
here again
As
nothing
ever stays
the same
Xxx
I’m glad I came here today,
There’s nowhere else I’d want to be.
I’m glad we travelled all this way,
Just you and me.
Xxx
I
miss
your
kissThat
much
is
trueThere’s
no
one
elseThat
kisses
like
you
Too busy to stop,
Too bored to stay.
Too broken to fight,
For yet another day.
Nothing in this house
makes sense anymore
Madness lurks
behind every door
Memories of all
the love we swore
Leave my head in a spin
and my heart on the floor
Come
with me,
he said,
take my
hand.
I want to
fly you to
Neverland.I’m sorry,
she said,
but there’s
no way
I can.
Please
say you
understand.
I can’t
look at
your
photos
anymore
They make
my heart
too heavy
and my eyes
too sore
I went
in there
just now
The one
I went into
with you
They were
playing
your song
on the radio
And because
you would
have smiled,
I smiled too
Yesterday
we
remembered
you.Together,
in this
city, just
us two.We laughed,
and smoked
and drank
too much beer.Both of us
wishing you
were still
fucking here.Xxx
Damned am I
who has been
torn in twoDamned am I
who fell in
love with you
It’s not the travelling without you that I miss…
But the call home to tell you I’ve arrived.
What am I supposed to say?
What am I supposed to do?
Everyone is happy, today.
But my heart is broken here,
without you.
Xxx
Resisting
the urge
to cry
today
is futile.
Who knows
what will happen
when I get there.
Who knows
what will happen
along the way.
What I do know
is that you
won’t be there.
And my tears
will fall
all day.
You have no idea,
How much your sideways glance,
Hauls my weary heart,
Through yet another,
Lonely day…
Tell me your favourite song
And I’ll play it.
Show me your favourite book
And I’ll read it.
Tell me your favourite film
And I’ll watch it.
Show me your favourite shirt
And I’ll wear it.
Tell me I’m your favourite
And I’ll love you.
Forever.
If home
is where
the heart is,
then I’m
currently
of no
fixed abode.
I
still think
about you
everyday
You
are the one
I will never
forget
I
am the one
you have already
forgotten
You must be logged in to post a comment.