Someone planted a seed in my brain a few months ago but I didn’t want it there so I picked it out and threw it away. But a little birdie caught it up in its yellow beak, flew high over … Continue reading
I cross it twice almost each day, But never stop, and never stay To look at what this vision holds. I’m always late, or it’s too cold. Today’s the day to right that wrong, I won’t waste time, I … Continue reading
Spring has sprung. Well, the date has come and gone anyway. But it’s blinking freezing here. I even saw a sprinkling of frost on the neighbour’s roof this morning as I quickly opened the shutters onto a hazy, misty sky. … Continue reading
Weirdly this birthday seemed a lot less scary than last year’s big milestone affair. Probably because there were no zeros in sight. I’ve just turned 15 which is an age that suits me down to the ground. And what better … Continue reading
Every second week I work six days non-stop so Sunday is the only morning I have without the icy cold splash of the alarm clock to wake me up. On Sunday I get to choose when the loud, droning news-voices … Continue reading
And hup, two, three, four Hup, two, three, four… March. A month of four birthdays. Four family members. Four special dates to remember, one of them being my own so I’m not inclined to forget. But there is one of … Continue reading
Life is cruel sometimes. It takes the young ones, the little ones, the ones that never did anyone any harm. Like it took you this morning. In a flash. In a flush. How long had we known each other? Since … Continue reading
Me, the scribbler
